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

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