Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 113007
Inshore Fishing
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the ongoing impact of large scale industrial bottom trawling on the small-scale inshore fishing fleet.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleNo assessment has been made of these impacts. However, the activities of all vessels fishing in our waters, including large scale industrial vessels, are monitored by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). If it is considered that the activities of one...
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