Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 55596

Octopuses: Cornwall

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the octopus bloom in Cornwall following discussions on 20 May 2025.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

Defra, Government scientists (Cefas), the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and local Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) met on 20 May to discuss this phenomenon, the evidence, the impacts on the crab and lobster stocks and potential ac...

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