Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 119292
Fishing Vessels: Monitoring
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring remote electronic monitoring systems on all pelagic freezer trawlers of 100 meters or more operating in English waters
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra has laid out plans to implement REM in five priority fisheries in English waters, including pelagic trawls, over 24m, operating in English waters. This fishery includes pelagic freezer trawlers over 100m. The fisheries were selected via an evidence ...
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