Executive agency
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Current ministers, official publications and departmental history, exactly as published.
§ Ministers
Recorded ministerial post holdings
0 recorded
No ministerial post holdings are recorded against this organisation's official GOV.UK URL yet.
§ Consultations
Consultations and government responses
2 recorded
§ Publications
Other official publications
30 recorded
Research · 2026-07-22
Catchwise – A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity
Research · 2026-07-20
Assessment of king scallop stock status: English coast 2025
Corporate report · 2026-07-13
Cefas Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26
Guidance · 2026-06-25
Koi herpesvirus (KHV)
Guidance · 2026-06-23
Fish Health Inspectorate: Service Charter
Guidance · 2026-05-15
The import of live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)
Guidance · 2026-03-19
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science privacy notice
notice · 2026-03-13
FHI Online
Research · 2026-02-16
Radioactivity in food and the environment (RIFE) report
Government response · 2025-12-16
North Sea and Channel sprat: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
Policy paper · 2025-12-16
North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Scottish waters
Research · 2025-12-16
Environmental assessment and evidence: North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP)
Research · 2025-09-10
Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2024
Research · 2025-05-20
Assessment of king scallop stock status - English coast 2023/24
Independent review · 2025-03-19
Assessing the sustainability of fisheries catch limits negotiated by the UK for 2025
Corporate report · 2024-12-13
Defra group equality objectives
Research · 2024-10-07
Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2023
Research · 2024-10-07
Background: Salmon Stocks and Fisheries England and Wales in 2023
Independent review · 2024-09-04
Harvest standard specification for fisheries management plans in English waters
Research · 2024-07-29
Sea angling in the UK report 2016 to 2021
Corporate report · 2024-07-29
Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24
Research · 2024-05-02
Crab and Lobster stock assessments 2023
Research · 2024-04-16
Assessment of king scallop stock status around the English coast
Independent review · 2024-04-10
Assessing the sustainability of fisheries catch limits negotiated by the UK for 2024
Research · 2023-12-08
Background: Salmon Stocks and Fisheries England and Wales in 2022
Research · 2023-09-19
Research at Cefas
Research · 2023-09-07
Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2022
Corporate report · 2023-06-29
Cefas Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
Corporate report · 2023-01-25
Cefas framework document
Corporate report · 2022-06-30
Cefas Annual Report and Accounts 2021-2022
§ Timeline
Departmental lifecycle events
30 recorded
- 2026-07-22 · publicationCatchwise – A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing ActivityCatchwise – A Survey of Marine Recreational Fishing Activity in England and WalesGOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-07-20 · publicationAssessment of king scallop stock status: English coast 2025Assessment of king scallop stock status for selected waters around the English coast 2025GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-07-13 · publicationCefas Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) annual report and accounts 2025-26.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-06-25 · publicationKoi herpesvirus (KHV)How to spot koi herpesvirus (KHV), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-06-23 · publicationFish Health Inspectorate: Service CharterExplaining the standards for how the Fish Health Inspectorate deliver services to those they regulateGOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-05-15 · publicationThe import of live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)Find out how to import live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-03-19 · publicationCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science privacy noticeFind out how the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) handles your personal data.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-03-13 · publicationFHI OnlineUpdates to the FHI Online Service will appear on this pageGOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2026-02-16 · publicationRadioactivity in food and the environment (RIFE) reportAnnual assessment report of radioactivity in food and the environment and the public's exposure to radiation.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2025-12-16 · government_responseNorth Sea and Channel sprat: proposed fisheries management plan consultationSeeking views on the proposed North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Scottish waters and the environmental report on the FMP.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2025-12-16 · publicationNorth Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Scottish watersThe North Sea and Channel sprat FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of sprat fisheries in English and Scottish waters.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2025-12-16 · publicationEnvironmental assessment and evidence: North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP)Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the North Sea and Channel sprat FMP.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2025-09-10 · publicationAssessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2024These annual reports on the status of salmon stocks and fisheries in England and Wales have been produced since 1997.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2025-05-20 · publicationAssessment of king scallop stock status - English coast 2023/24Assessment of king scallop stock status for selected waters around the English coast 2023/24.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2025-03-19 · publicationAssessing the sustainability of fisheries catch limits negotiated by the UK for 20252025 analysis produced by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas).GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-12-13 · publicationDefra group equality objectivesThis document sets out Defra group’s equality objectives for 2024 to 2026.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-10-07 · publicationAssessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2023These annual reports on the status of salmon stocks and fisheries in England and Wales have been produced since 1997.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-10-07 · publicationBackground: Salmon Stocks and Fisheries England and Wales in 2023Standing report on methods, approaches and wider stock conservation and management considerations.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-09-04 · publicationHarvest standard specification for fisheries management plans in English watersThis harvest standard specification (HSS) describes the common framework that will be used to develop harvest strategies for England’s fisheries.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-07-29 · publicationAnnual Report and Accounts 2023-24Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) annual report and accounts 2023-24.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-07-29 · publicationSea angling in the UK report 2016 to 2021Reports on the participation, catches and economic impact of sea anglers resident in the UK.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-05-02 · publicationCrab and Lobster stock assessments 2023These reports detail the main findings of the assessments that Cefas carries out on crab and lobster stocks.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-04-16 · publicationAssessment of king scallop stock status around the English coastAssessment of king scallop stock status for selected waters around the English coast 2022/23.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2024-04-10 · publicationAssessing the sustainability of fisheries catch limits negotiated by the UK for 20242024 analysis produced by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas).GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2023-12-08 · publicationBackground: Salmon Stocks and Fisheries England and Wales in 2022Standing report on methods, approaches and wider stock conservation and management considerations.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2023-09-19 · publicationResearch at CefasResearch to support Defra policyGOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2023-09-07 · publicationAssessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2022These annual reports on the status of salmon stocks and fisheries in England and Wales have been produced since 1997.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2023-06-29 · publicationCefas Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) annual report and accounts 2022-2023.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2023-01-25 · publicationCefas framework documentThe framework which the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and Defra operate under.GOV.UK Search API ↗
- 2022-06-30 · publicationCefas Annual Report and Accounts 2021-2022Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) annual report and accounts 2021-22.GOV.UK Search API ↗