What assessment it has made of the extent to which each Fisheries Management Plan is expected to contribute to achieving Good Environmental…

The Scottish Government is the co-ordinating authority for 21 (FMPs) which are under preparation currently. These will draw together policies regarding the management of identified fish stocks. As part of their ongoing preparation, independent advice has been commissioned from Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs) which has considered specific interactions between fisheries and Good Environmental Status (GES) descriptors and identified where management interventions can contribute to achieving GES.Fisheries Management Plans are listed in the current UK Marine Strategy Part 3: 2025 UK Programme of Measures. The programme of measures was developed through collaboration amongst the UK government and devolved administrations with input from scientific experts and policy makers and drawing on the information set out in other parts of UKMS. A copy of the current programme of measures can be found at Marine Strategy part three: 2025 UK programme of measures.