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FMP events in 2025

On this page, we’ll share a list of FMP events taking place in 2025. Come back for updates.  

Events are listed starting with the most recent and upcoming events and include:

  • the date and time 📅
  • location 📍or online 💻
  • who is hosting the event 🗣️
  • a short description of what to expect

If you see a link, click it for more details - it may take you to a blog post, recording or booking page.

Coming up

More events will be listed soon!

Past events

📅 January - February 🗣️ MMO

The following locations were visited to discuss the development of the wrasses complex FMP and seabream FMP

📍Mudeford, Broadstone, Littlehampton, Shoreham by Sea, Plymouth, Mevagissey, Falmouth, Mylor, Newlyn, Padstow, Lyme Regis, Weymouth and online

📅 20 February 💻 Online 🗣️Scottish Government's Marine Directorate

Workshop to discuss Scottish-led demersal FMPs. See our blog post for more details on the demersal species covered.

📅 18 March 📍London 💻 Hybrid 🗣️ Defra

Defra hosted an interactive event to share updates and insights from different research and development (R&D) projects which are currently working to address evidence gaps within the UK's FMPs.

📅 March 🗣️ MMO

The following locations were visited to discuss the development of the Celtic Sea and Western Channel demersal FMP 🗣️ MMO

📍Brixham, Plymouth, Mevagissey, Newlyn, Padstow, Ilfracombe and online

📅 February - May 🗣️ MMO

The following locations were visited to discuss the bass authorisation review in relation to goal 2 of the bass FMP.

North-west 📍Barrow-in-Furness, Lytham St Annes, Liverpool

North-east 📍Bridlington

East📍Wells, Southwold, Harwich, West Mersea, Whitstable

South and south-east📍Rye, Eastbourne, Shoreham, Portsmouth, Poole

South-west 📍Brixham, Plymouth, Mevagissey, Newlyn, Lyme Regis

📅 29 May 💻 Online 🗣️ Scottish Government's Marine Directorate 

Meeting to review and give feedback on the current drafts of the North Sea Nephrops FMP and West Coast of Scotland Nephrops FMP. (Session for commercial fishing stakeholders including harvesting, processing, and marketing). 

📅 4 June 💻 Online 🗣️ MMO

MMO invited stakeholders to an online meeting about the bass authorisation review in relation to goal 2 of the bass FMP .

Discussions were around track records, transfer process, gears and more.

📅 5 June 💻 Online 🗣️ Scottish Government's Marine Directorate 

Meeting to review and give feedback on the current drafts of the North Sea Nephrops FMP and West Coast of Scotland Nephrops FMP. Stakeholder input will help inform the plans ahead of formal consultation. (Session for environmental NGOs). 

See our past events- FMP events in 2024 – Fisheries Management Plans