Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 77355
Fisheries: Licensing
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Question
Caroline Voaden
Liberal Democrat — South Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered extending temporary licences to (a) crab and (b) lobster fishers who have been affected by recent trends in the number of octopuses.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleNo temporary licences are issued. To fish for shellfish, fishers need a shellfish entitlement on their fishing vessel licence from the Marine Manamgent Organisation (MMO) and if fishing in the 0-6 nautical mile zone, a permit from their local Inshore Fish...
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