Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85516
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to ban bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Government’s approach is to restrict fishing which is assessed as damaging to the specific protected features in each Marine Protected Area, based on advice from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies. A consultation on the latest round of proposed ...
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