Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51372
Sandeels: Bottom Trawling
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025
Question
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to restrict bottom trawling of sandeel fish in the North Sea.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerFishing for sandeel in UK waters of the North Sea and all Scottish waters has been prohibited since March 2024. Fisheries management is largely devolved. In England, the prohibition of fishing for sandeel in the North Sea is implemented through fishing ve...
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