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Publication - Strategy/plan

Proposed Atlantic (Rockall) Cod Fisheries Management Plan

Published
20 November 2025
From
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, +2 more … Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Director of Marine
Directorate
Marine Directorate
Topic
Economy, Environment and climate change, Marine and fisheries, +1 more … Work and skills
ISBN
9781806431854

The Atlantic (Rockall) cod FMP is one of 43 UK FMPs set out in the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS). It sets out the policies and actions to manage the fish stock at sustainable levels, to improve the scientific evidence underpinning the stock and to improve management with other Coastal States.

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Why an FMP for Rockall cod?

Rockall cod is a whitefish species that is caught as part of a mixed whitefish fishery, both within and outwith UK waters. Although the Rockall fishery began as a cod fishery in the mid-1800s, the commercial importance of the stock at Rockall has long since waned, and little is known currently about stock distribution or dynamics.

There are currently healthy and abundant haddock and anglerfish stocks at Rockall (which are subject to separate FMPs), and cod is often caught as bycatch within those fisheries. As such, it is important that a robust evidence base is in place for Rockall cod in order to drive the right management measures.

Contact

Email: FMPs@gov.scot

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