Pre-assessment made public 

FIP participants confirmed 

Annual review for year 6 made available (April 2023)

Updated 2022 workplan

Workplan made public 

The roll-out of I-VMS devices restarted for both >6m and <6m vessels in October 2023. As of December 2023, the roll-out program closed and over 80% of the English <12m inshore fleet purchased a device. 

The Steering Group has provided feedback to the Defra-led consultation on the proposed FMP. 

The FIP participated in the virtual Channel Scallop Steering Group Meeting; an update of the MMO timeline was shared at the meeting and the results from the latest stock assessment were discussed.

Prior to their annual meeting, a memo was created and circulated among the Project UK Steering Group Committee to provide them with the latest updates on the FIP's current status.

Several events centered around FMP consultations have been arranged throughout the UK and progress remains underway. 

Technical work is being conducted on the clean catch app to reestablish pilot groups following unsuccessful prior testing due to technical issues. In case the clean catch app persists with errors, the FIP has identified a potential alternative app, MoFI.

The annual stock assessment report for 2021-2022 has been published

The Joint Fisheries Statement is finalized and is awaiting publication

UK Channel Steering Committee Group held; the group discussed the review of the FMP. 

SICG submitted management proposals to Defra and UK fisheries administrators; proposals are currently out for consultation.

Project UK channel scallop steering committee meeting held; SIGC has formed a FMP co-management working group

Fifth annual stock assessment report for 2020-2021 has been published

A report detailing the reivew of alternate measures that minimize unwanted catch mortality in the fishery has been made available. 

Project UK steering committee meeting held in October 2021; the committee is in the process of comparing the Clean Catch App and the ETP species interaction log before committing to one. 

Catch composition analysis has been completed for the FIP. Information on primary, secondary, ETP and minor species caught in the fishery is now available. 

Defra put out a call for management proposals for the <15m scallop fleet to address latent capacity in the shellfish sector in England and to replace the Western Waters regime

Project UK steering committee meeting held in June 2021; the committee reviewed the timeline for finishing the FMP. Poseidon also presented a first draft of the MPA mapping exercise

Recent stock assessment summary made available in steering committee minutes from June 2021

Meeting took place in early 2021;  further revision of the ETP list and attempts to harmonise with the Round 2 UK scallop ETP list have been made

Pre-assessment was done of the ETP work to date and information continues to be collected

Meeting held; FMP and section responsibities have been agreed by the group 

STECF database has been updated based on the 2019 data call and now includes landings data for 2017 and 2018

In September 2019 a PUKFI meeting was held - minutes attached.

Meeting held by the ICES Scallop Working Group

Cefas has designed a ToR to better assess observer program data

GIS-based risk assessment published - Listing of potential ETPs interacting with UoAs

Review of existing observer data

King scallop stock assessment project – update report for English Channel scallop PUKFI

The FIP has finalized and published the FMP.

Increase to MSC PI 2.1.3 score; catch composition for primary species has been estimated and report is published 

BMT score 1.2.3 increase; no major gaps in information exist to support the stock assessment processes

BMT score 2.4.3 increase - research by  Bangor University has demonstrated all commonly encountered habitats meet SG100

Increase in PI score 1.1.1; current harvesting rate has dropped and is currently sufficient

BMT score 2.4.1 increase; Work by Bangor University has demonstrated all commonly encountered habitats meet SG100