Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13102

Fisheries: Territorial Waters

Tabled: 6 November 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) introduce a licence fee for access to UK (a) territorial and (b) exclusive economic zone waters to foreign vessels granted permission to catch fish and (b) use that fee

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The licensing of UK vessels to fish in UK waters is a devolved matter. The licensing of foreign fishing vessels to access UK territorial waters and exclusive economic zone is reserved. Defra has no plans to introduce licence fees, although has powers to d...

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