Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70844
Fishing Vessels: Licensing
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025
Question
Rosie Duffield
Independent — Canterbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure full and transparent consultation with the under 14m fishing fleet before mandating Remote Electronic Monitoring as a licence condition.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleRemote Electronic Monitoring (REM) in English waters is in the early stages of development, concentrating on vessels over 10 metres in length. Until 2030, we will be working with volunteers in our early adopter phases to design and test systems. We will c...
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