The UK Marine Management Organisation has published its Official Statistics: Monthly Sea Fisheries Statistics for July 2026, the organisation confirming the release on 28 August 2026.
The release presents provisional data covering landings by both UK and foreign vessels into UK ports, together with records of UK vessel landings made abroad.
The figures are presented as provisional to reflect ongoing collection and validation of industry returns. The MMO’s monthly statistics are used as an early indication of fleet activity and trade in the absence of finalised annual accounts.
Taken together, the two main strands reported, foreign and UK vessels landing at UK ports, and UK vessels landing overseas, give a broad view of where catch enters the supply chain and how home-flagged fleets operate on international voyages.
Scope of the release
The published material is described as provisional tabulations of landings by UK port for both UK and foreign-flagged vessels, alongside data on catches landed by UK vessels in foreign ports. The dataset therefore links information on the location of landings with the vessel nationality recorded at the point of landing.
Uses and stakeholders
The statistics provide timely information for a range of users including fisheries managers, port authorities, industry bodies, market analysts and researchers who monitor supply, effort and trade patterns. They also support scrutiny of cross-border fishing activity and contribute to the evidence base for regional management and economic assessment.
Publication and next steps
The MMO dated this item 28 August 2026 and presented it under its monthly sea fisheries series. As noted in the release, the provisional nature of the tables means figures may be revised in subsequent publications as further returns are validated.
The monthly bulletin is one element of the official statistical output that informs government reporting and stakeholder briefings. Readers seeking the detailed tabulations and accompanying notes are directed to the MMO’s official statistics series for the full tables and methodological commentary.