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Last updated: 08 December 2009
The UK Fisheries Project The Prime Minister asked the Strategy Unit to study the medium to long-term issues facing UK Fishing.
The report 'Net benefits: A Sustainable and Profitable Future for UK Fishing', proposes a possible long-term strategy for improving the fortunes of the UK fishing industry and the communities which depend upon it.
It emphasises that the plan's success would depend on bringing the industry and other stakeholders into a partnership with government over management decisions.
Final Report: Net Benefits: A sustainable and profitable future for UK fishing (pdf, 1,699kb) March 2004
Press release announcing the report
Background and Technical Papers
Deputy Fisheries Minister Allan Wilson broadly welcomed the publication of the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit report into the fishing industry: Scottish Executive Press Notice
For further information, or to check the availability of hard copies of the report, please contact the Strategy Unit.