Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 17463
Fish: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the use of treble barbed fishhooks in England and Wales.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe use of barbed hooks is currently restricted by several byelaws covering specific fisheries in areas throughout England and Wales. The suitability and need for these restrictions will continue to be monitored and may inform changes if appropriate, howe...
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