Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112548

Marine Environment: Nature Conservation

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Siân Berry

Green PartyBrighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on meeting the target in the UN Global Biodiversity Framework of conserving 30% of earth’s seas by 2030.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The 30by30 target, Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, is a global target to effectively protect 30% of the global ocean and of land by 2030. Just over 9.8% of the global ocean is now protecte...

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