Fisheries management in the UK is largely devolved. As part of the wider UK Fisheries Management and Support Framework (the Fisheries Framework), the Joint Fisheries Statement provides a mechanism to manage policy divergence while establishing common goals for all administrations to work towards. The JFS sets the policy framework for how the UK will work with international partners to ensure the long-term sustainable management of the fisheries resources we share.
The consultation document invites your views on the draft JFS. The draft has been shaped by comments received in spring and summer 2021 from a wide range of interested parties via a UK-wide Community of Interest stakeholder group. It sets out the UKs shared ambition, Fisheries Objectives, Delivery the JFS, delivering sustainable management of fisheries and fisheries management plan.
Consultations run until the 12th April 2022.