Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72913
Salmon: Conservation
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent decline in Atlantic salmon populations in (a) the River Lynher and (b) other rivers in the South West (i) in general and (ii) by commercial mack
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Environment Agency (EA) manages salmon fisheries in England. They use a combination of local and national Byelaws and Net Limitation Orders to prevent commercial salmon fishing and to minimise recreational pressures on salmon. For the South West, this...
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