Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115921

Marine Animals: Fishing Catches

Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reports of marine mammal bycatch were made by fishermen in the last three years.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Marine mammal bycatch is required to be reported under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to continue to export fisheries products to the United States (US), and to assist conservation efforts in mitigating marine mammal bycatch. According to the Marine Man...

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