Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113008
Fishing Vessels: Monitoring
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to question 91566, on Fishing Vessels: Monitoring, what progress has been made on the volunteer early adopter phase for Remote Electronic Mon
Answer
Dame Angela EagleIn December 2025 Defra successfully completed the first Remote Electronic Monitoring early adopter project with a volunteer vessel from Fishery A, pelagic trawls over 24m. Defra is seeking volunteers for further fisheries.
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