Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25759
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce new fisheries management measures in England’s Marine Protected Areas on (a) bottom trawling and (b) dredging.
Answer
Emma HardyIt is essential to manage all forms of damaging fishing activity, including bottom trawling and dredging, in our Marine Protected Areas appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. The department is considering nex...
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