Today we, the Scottish Government, are launching a public consultation on two proposed joint UK fisheries management plans (FMPs).
The plans are:
- North Sea nephrops FMP
- West Coast of Scotland nephrops FMP
The FMPs were developed by three UK fisheries administrations: the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland (DAERA) and the Scottish Government as the coordinating authority.
The FMPs gather evidence of what we know about the state of these nephrops stocks and the current management approach and set out policies and actions to restore or maintain the stocks at sustainable levels.
Share your views
Read the consultation documents and share your views here.
You can submit your consultation response through an online questionnaire, or by email or post until 11:55pm on 17 June 2026.
Consultation events
We will be running online sessions around May/June where you can share your views on the proposals set out in the consultation.
Details will be shared on the events page of this blog when they're available.
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