Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70846
Fishing Vessels
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Rosie Duffield
Independent — Canterbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management organisation is taking to ensure fair and proportionate enforcement across domestic and foreign flagged vessels operating in UK inshore waters.
Answer
Daniel Zeichner The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for the enforcement of fisheries regulations within the English sector of UK waters. Foreign flagged fishing vessels are not permitted to fish within the 0-6nm zone and access to the 6-12nm zone is ...
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