Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121050
Birds: Fisheries
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce seabird mortality from fisheries bycatch in UK waters.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra recognises that accidental bycatch in fisheries is one of the greatest threats faced by sensitive marine species such as seabirds. To tackle this, Defra funds numerous programmes and projects including: Clean Catch, which is carrying out a seabird b...
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