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There are no catch limit changes proposed for July but if you have any concerns or suggested changes please contact us using the details below.
Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at Allonby Bay in the Irish Sea.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at North East of Farnes Deep in the North Sea.
Information about the Highly Protected Marine Area designation at Dolphin Head in the English Channel.
The paper outlines the rationale for Highly Protected Marine Areas, gives an overview of the sites intended for designation and provides details of the selection process.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
June 2023 Catch Limit Review
2023 call for evidence
May 2023 Catch Limit Review
Seeking views on how we should split our additional fishing quota between the UK administrations and allocate our additional quota in England and the Crown Dependencies from 2023.
Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2023.
How the draft river basin management plans have been updated and a summary of the programmes of measures.
Three-year progress reports on the East Marine Plans.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
April 2023 Catch Limit Review
Evidence on the ecosystem risks and benefits of full prohibition of industrial sandeel fishing in UK waters of the North Sea
The UK government is consulting on pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English waters for biodiversity recovery.
There are no catch limit changes proposed for March but if you have any concerns or suggested changes please contact us using the details below.
This document sets out the UK government's approach to the Arctic, and provides an update to the UK Arctic policy framework.
There are no catch limit changes proposed for February but if you have any concerns or suggested changes please contact us using the details below
We want your views on the draft plans to help shape the management of the water environment. They will help us update the current river basin management plans.
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