Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87645
Fishing Vessels: Inspections
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many at-sea boarding inspections of (a) UK and (b) EU flagged fishing vessels took place outside of six nautical miles in each year between 2015 and 2025.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAs fisheries control and enforcement is a devolved matter, each Devolved Administration is responsible for conducting inspections on vessels in their respective waters. Although the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not routinely publish specifics...
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