Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74890
Fisheries: Tuna
Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency in the allocation of licences for commercial bluefin tuna fishery; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits
Answer
Dame Angela EagleIn 2025, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) published comprehensive online guidance outlining the process for fishers, including those from the inshore fleet, to apply for access to the bluefin tuna commercial fishery. This guidance included detaile...
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