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Finfish Industry Advisory Group

The Finfish Industry Advisory Group (FIAG) provides a forum to discuss sustainability and management of UK finfish non-quota species fisheries.

Risk assessments and tools for fisheries management

We’ve developed risk assessment frameworks for wild capture fisheries. Find out how they support fisheries management and seafood sourcing.

Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs)

Information on what Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) are, which plans we are helping to develop and opportunities for stakeholder engagement.

Fisheries management plans in Wales

Information on FMPs in Wales, offering stakeholders the chance to engage in the process to support a profitable and sustainable fishing industry.

The Common Fisheries Policy

Of course, fish do not respect international boundaries and move freely in the oceans. This makes it difficult for individual EU countries to manage fish stocks in isolation.

Project UK Fisheries Improvement Projects

A collaborative stakeholder partnership project with the MSC that aims to improve the environmental sustainability of selected UK fisheries.

Managing discards

Discards are the parts of a catch returned to the sea. Discarding is the practice of returning unwanted catches to the sea, either dead or alive.

Onshore Implications

There will be specific onshore impacts of the landing obligation for ports, and potentially the supply chain as a whole.

Landing Obligation

How to effectively introduce the landing obligation is one of the most difficult issues facing the fishing industry under the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.

The landing obligation was introduced in fisheries of interest to the UK fleet in the North Sea from 2015 onwards, and is being introduced for all fisheries covered by the Common Fisheries Policy by 2019. When the landing obligation is fully implemented from 1 January 2019, skippers will be obliged to land all commercial quota species they catch.

North Western Waters

The landing obligation was introduced in fisheries of interest to the UK fleet in North Western Waters from 2015 onwards, and is being introduced for all fisheries covered by the Common Fisheries Policy by 2019. When the landing obligation is fully implemented from 1 January 2019, skippers will be obliged to land all commercial quota species they catch.

Economic analysis

The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) introduces a landing obligation to eliminate discarding. Seafish was asked to determine the potential economic implications of this discard ban on UK fleets.

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