Proposed North Sea and West of Scotland Saithe Fisheries Management Plan
The North Sea and West of Scotland saithe 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 relevant stock at sustainable levels continuing to provide positive socio-economic benefits to the UK.
Abbreviations
The 2020 Act – the Fisheries Act 2020
CO2e – Carbon Dioxide equivalent
DAERA - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
EU – European Union
FMP – fisheries management plan
FMSY - Fishing Mortality corresponding to Maximum Sustainable Yield
FTE - Full-Time Employees
GES – Good Environmental Status
HCR - Harvest Control Rule
ICES – International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
JFS – Joint Fisheries Statement
JNCC – Joint Nature Conservation Committee
LTMP - Long Term Management Plan
MCRS - Minimum Conservation Reference Size
MMO – Marine Management Organisation
MPAs - Marine Protected Areas
MSY – Maximum Sustainable Yield
PMFs – Priority Marine Features
PPT - Tonnage and price per tonne
REM – Remote Electronic Monitoring
SNCB – statutory nature conservation bodies
SSB - spawning stock biomass
SFI - Scottish Sustainable Fishing Index
TAC – total allowable catch
UK – United Kingdom
Contact
Email: FMPs@gov.scot