Summary
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, the UK Government, Scottish Government, and Welsh Government have launched a public consultation with a view to amending Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS).
Consultation description
The Joint Fisheries Statement sets out policies from the respective governments for achieving, or contributing to achieving, the eight objectives outlined in the Fisheries Act 2020 which will help to achieve the UK’s vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive, and biologically diverse oceans and seas.
This consultation (see link below) is proposing to amend the JFS Annex A by making changes to the list of planned Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) and their publication deadlines, making a number of technical and other amendments to planned FMPs, the addition of a new FMP, and making changes to the authorities responsible for some of the plans.
The consultation runs from 10 October to 21 November 2024.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.