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Publication of the UK Joint Fisheries Statement

Statement made on 23 November 2022

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Statement

My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dr Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement.

The UK Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) has been published today that sets the direction of fisheries management in the UK over the coming years.

The four fisheries Administrations have worked together to develop shared policies which as a package, will deliver or contribute to delivering the eight objectives set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

A copy of the JFS has been placed in the library of both Houses and is available on GOV.UK.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Publication of the UK Joint Fisheries Statement
Dr Thérèse Coffey
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Conservative, Suffolk Coastal
Statement made 23 November 2022
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Commons