Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31918

Sandeels: Fisheries

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Steve Barclay

Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to reopen Sandeel fisheries in UK waters.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

In March 2024, and following a public consultation, the UK and Scottish Governments closed English waters of the North Sea and all Scottish Waters to sandeel fishing. The closure will shield sandeel as an essential food source for threatened seabird popul...

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