fisheries policy Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

14 Apr 2026

Parliamentary fisheries group calls for evidence to shape UK fishing action plan

Photo by James Newcombe The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries has launched a call for evidence to support the development of a wide-ranging Action Plan for a Thriving and Sustainable UK Fishing Industry, with submissions invited from anyone with a stake in the sector. The deadline for responses is 23:59 on 20 May 2026. What the […]

14 Oct 2025

MMO reverts to sales notes after catch recording app failures compromise data quality

Marine News

Photo by Link Bekka The Marine Management Organisation has reverted to using sales notes for compiling official landing statistics after a quality assessment revealed significant data gaps in its catch recording system for under-10m fishing vessels. The decision follows the discovery of technical issues with the catch recording mobile application that prevented data from […]