Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 69539
Marine Animals: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative — Epping Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the monitoring of marine mammal bycatch incidents.
Answer
Emma HardyThe UK Government funds a comprehensive bycatch monitoring programme which provides essential observer data on incidents of sensitive species bycatch, including marine mammals. This programme reports annually on estimated rates of sensitive species bycatc...
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