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Concordat on management arrangements for fishing quotas and licensing in the UK

UK Fisheries Administrations have agreed a Concordat on the management of the UK바카라 사이트檚 fish quotas and licences.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 May 2012

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Under the Concordat, Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish 바카라 사이트 and the Welsh Assembly 바카라 사이트 will each be allocated annually agreed shares of UK quotas for distribution to their fleets.聽 These allocations will, as now, be based on Fixed Quota Allocation Units (FQAs).聽

There will, however, be no permanent split of UK quota and fishing vessels will continue to be free to move their operations to another part of the UK.聽

The Concordat also rationalises arrangements for the licensing and administration of fishing vessels, and formalises existing arrangements for the management of the UK바카라 사이트檚 fishing effort (days at sea) under the EU Cod Recovery Plan.

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Published 18 May 2012