Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8985

Salmon: Conservation

Tabled: 14 October 2024
Answered: 17 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the wild salmon population.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Between 2019 and 2023, the Environment Agency mitigated 58 barriers to fish passage on England’s salmon rivers. The Environment Agency also manages salmon fisheries ...

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