Consultations, Calls for Evidence & Surveys

Keep in the loop of upcoming fisheries management consultations, calls for evidence, and research surveys:

OPEN consultations:

Closed consultations with RESPONSES PUBLISHED:

CLOSED consultations:

CLOSED: Good Fish Guide Ratings Review August 2025

Marine Conservation Society routine summer ratings update for the Good Fish Guide. Closes 5pm on Wednesday 3rd September 2025

CLOSED: The Great British Inshore Fishing Fleet Survey

Survey being run during the summer of 2025 to inform a report to be put to Government

CLOSED: DEFRA Survey – Brown crab fishing in the SW

Help shape the future of brown crab fishing in the South West – A survey on new size rules (closing 17 Aug)

CLOSED: Scottish Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement (IFMI) Call for Evidence

Call for evidence from the Marine Directorate for Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement.

CLOSED: East Marine Plan – Call for Evidence

This next stage within the marine plan development involved gathering issues with supporting evidence.

CLOSED: Facilitating marine nature restoration

Scottish Government legislative proposal to enable a registration process for marine nature restoration projects.

CLOSED: Cockle: proposed fisheries management plan consultation

This consultation gathered views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

Closed 19 January 2025

CLOSED: North Sea and Channel sprat: proposed fisheries management plan consultation

This consultation collected views on the proposed North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Scottish waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

Closed 19 January 2025

CLOSED: Queen scallop: proposed fisheries management plan consultation

This consultation gathered views on the proposed queen scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

Closed 19 January 2025

CLOSED: Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays: proposed fisheries management plan consultation

Gathered views on the proposed Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

Closed 19 January 2025

CLOSED: Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species: proposed fisheries management plan consultation

Collected views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

Closed 19 January 2025

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