Improve fish stock assessments over a greater range of species and improve management of freshwater, migratory, and marine fisheries, and protected species

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The UK’s ambition is for sustainable growth and to manage the impact of COVID-19 on the wider marine economy.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

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  • Population structuring of Cod around the UK; scale, mechanism and dynamics

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