Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 59609
Bottom Trawling: South East Cornwall
Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels registered to ports in South East Cornwall constituency use (a) bottom trawls and (b) other bottom towed gear.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerUK fishing vessels are registered by port of administration. The nearest port of administration to this constituency is Plymouth, to which 330 fishing vessels were registered as of 1 June 2025.