Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13315
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
Tabled: 8 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas.
Answer
Emma HardyIt is essential to manage bottom trawling in our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. 60% of England’s MPAs have bottom trawling restrictions already. The department is conside...
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