Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75766
Bottom Trawling: Teignmouth
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on coastlines in Teignmouth.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority assesses the impacts of fishing in its district. It has byelaws in place to restrict damaging fishing activity in Marine Protected Areas. As a result of these byelaws, over 40% of the South...
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