Please register for the Fisheries Management and Innovation Group (FMIG) online, bite-size meeting on Tuesday 17 January 2023.
The session will run from 2pm to 4pm GMT. The registration link is below.
Following Brexit, the UK Fisheries Act 2020 placed FMPs as the main tool for FMPs are evidence-based action plans, developed with input from industry and other stakeholders. They set out a range of policies, based on scientific evidence, that detail how fishing is managed, by stock, fishery, or location.
This meeting will take a close look at the FMPs being prioritised for delivery in 2023 in England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have a different approach). These ‘frontrunner’ FMPs, all involve a partnership between fishers, researchers and regulators, but they are piloting different ways of preparing FMPs. The lessons learnt from these projects will help shape future FMP work. Through a series of presentations, and follow-on discussion, we will find out more about how the alternative approaches are working. Our speakers are:
Government policy - FMPs/Joint Fisheries Statement/UK Fisheries Act 2020. Annabel Stockwin and Jon Davies, Defra.
Crabs, lobsters and whelks in English waters. Rebecca Treacy, Seafish.
Bass in English waters. Policy Lab. Speaker TBC.
Channel non-quota demersal stocks (NQS). Isobel Johnston, Marine Management Organisation.
King scallop in English and Welsh waters. Speaker TBC.
If you have any questions please email Karen Green. Please note your event registration confirmation will come from Eventbrite (please check your spam or junk folders) with the zoom login details for the day.