Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113004
Fisheries
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is she taking to reduce the harmful impacts of long lining.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleLonglining is a method of fishing used in parts of the UK. It is recognised that bycatch can occur in this fishery. To address this, Defra funds the Clean Catch programme, a research programme dedicated to better monitoring and reducing bycatch of sensiti...
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