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Developing FMPs: share your views on wrasses and seabream

Mark Qureshi - Principal Fisheries Manager, Marine Management Organisation, 30 January 2025 - - Defra led FMPs, Development and drafting

An update from the Marine Management Organisation on the development of the wrasses complex and seabream FMPs and an upcoming online opportunity to have your say.

Introduction to the role of evidence in fisheries management plans

​​Jennifer Scott - Fisheries Science Advisor, Defra​ and Lara Oh - Fisheries Science Advisor, Defra, 27 January 2025 - - Defra led FMPs, Evidence

Fisheries management plans rely on a foundation of robust evidence. In this post we explore this along with our published evidence statements and their role in sustainable fisheries.

Defra's Bass Management Group: a new era for England's bass fishery

Peter Elliott – Policy Advisor, Defra, 17 January 2025 - - Defra led FMPs, Implementation

Defra’s collaborative Bass Management Group has met for the first time to discuss and progress the future management of the bass fishery in England.

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