Northern Shelf Blue Whiting Fisheries Management Plan
This Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) relates to Northern Shelf blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) and is one of 43 FMPs set out in the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS).This FMP sets out the policies and actions to manage the Northern Shelf blue whiting stock at sustainable levels.
Scope
This FMP relates to blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) which consists of the blue whiting fishery in UK waters of ICES divisions 2.a, 4, 5.b, 6, 7.a, 7d-h, 7.j, and 12.b.
The 2020 Act requires the relevant authority, or authorities, to prepare and publish FMPs in accordance with the list and timetable included in the JFS.[2] The relevant authorities for this FMP are the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.[3] The plan has been prepared and published jointly by the relevant authorities for the purposes of the 2020 Act. As the coordinating authority, the Scottish Government has coordinated the preparation and management of this plan on behalf of the other relevant authorities.[4]
Contact
Email: fmps@gov.scot