Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81274
Fishing Limits
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of commercial fish stocks have catch limits set (a) at and (b) below levels recommended by scientific advice.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleWe strive to improve the sustainability of our fisheries and publish an annual independent assessment of the outcomes of our negotiations to set catch limits with other coastal states. The Government’s independent report for 2025 found that 46% of all ass...
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