The aims of fisheries management is to produce biological, social and economic benefits from aquatic resources.
It is an integrated process involving information gathering, analysis, planning, consultation, decision making, allocating resources and the formulation, implementation and enforcement of regulations or rules
We aim to show the principles of management, how it is relevant within the UK context and enable fishermen to recognise how and when they will be able to get involved in the management process.
See our page on the Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) to gain insights and advice on participating in FMPs
Find out about current opportunities to have your say
Info and advice to get involved in FMP development
A mechanism for predominantly the inshore fishing fleet to share their views with Defra, MMO, Cefas, IFCA and other relevant parties
Figures on the fishing industry are released every month, in addition to the annual sea fisheries statistics report
The Fisheries APPG report on the impacts of Brexit told from experiences of people in UK fisheries
Emma Plotnek (FITF Director) reviews some of the lessons learnt from a trip to the New England coast.
Alexa Dayton – Director of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, gives some of the key components and lessons learned from the US system of fisheries management – with a focus on how co-management is achieved between all major stakeholders.
Who stipulates that we have to manage stocks?
What is the difference between the inshore and offshore management
We take a look at some of the different types of managers and stakeholder involved in the process
That is pretty complex – but we will try break it down for you
We spoke to some experts in the industry about it’s importance and how Fishermen can have their say
What does it mean for the UK to be an independent coastal state?
Total allowable catches (TAC)
Individual quotas (IQ)
Catch limits
Limited licenses
Effort quotas
Gear or vessel restrictions
Size and sex selectivity
Time and area closures.
we humans on the other hand can be very good at adapting our behaviour to counteract any measure which might be put upon us
Fisheries management must consider mitigating impacts of on the ecoystem including: fishery collapse; loss of employment; habitat loss and protection of species
ICES considers ecosystem-based management (EBM) as the most effective way of managing the human activities which impact marine ecosystems within the context of fisheries
This guide describes the political and science framework in which fisheries management operates at a local, national and international level
This Code sets out principles and international standards of behaviour for
responsible practices