Consultations
Sustainability and Environment
22 October 2021
The UK Government is launching a call for evidence seeking views on potential measures to manage stocks of sandeel and Norway pout in UK waters.
- Stakeholders are asked to share views on the management of sandeel stocks and Norway pout
- UK to use freedoms as an independent coastal state to explore new measures to address stock declines
- Sandeels and Norway pout play a key role in the wider ecosystem as a food source for commercial fish stocks and marine mammals
More information can be found here: Future management of Sandeel and Norway pout in UK waters: call for evidence – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)