Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 59864
Fisheries: Quotas
Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Charlie Dewhirst
Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the flexibility of fishing quotas so that fishermen can respond to changes in species abundance.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThrough participating in international negotiations with other coastal States, the UK sets total allowable catches for fish stocks based on the best available scientific advice, primarily that from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas...
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