Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27034
Sandeels: Conservation
Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral forums through which his Department is engaging with the European Commission in relation to the UK’s sandeel fishing ban.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe UK Government published its assessment of the ecosystem risks and benefits of a full prohibition of industrial sandeel fishing in the UK waters of the North Sea in 2023. This report, which is publicly available, includes an assessment of the impacts a...
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