Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 117912

Mackerel: Fishing Catches

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dr Neil Hudson

ConservativeEpping Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the sustainability of mackerel stocks in UK waters.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government draws on independent scientific assessments from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to understand the status of the North East Atlantic mackerel stock. The latest ICES assessment highlights increased uncertainty...

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