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

LabourSouth 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 Eagle
As 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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