Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41239

Fisheries: South Atlantic Ocean

Tabled: 25 March 2025

Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 37757 on Fisheries: South Atlantic Ocean, what assessment he has made of the impact of Chinese fishing fleets on fishing stocks in t

Answer

Emma Hardy

Defra is aware of significant fishing activity undertaken by Chinese vessels operating in the South Atlantic. There is a high level of fishing activity targeting squid in an area of the high seas to the north of Falkland Islands waters. The Falkland Islan...

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