Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87644

Fisheries: Quotas

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to distribute the fishing quota in a way that incentivises (a) lower impact and (b) selective fishing.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
As set out in response to PQ 83899, there are a number of mechanisms in place to incentivise lower impact and selective fishing. In terms of quota distribution, in England we have been running a trial since 2024 called the Quota Application Mechanism (QAM...

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