Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104066

Sea Bass: Fishing Catches

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 2026 bass catch limits on the South West’s inshore fishing fleet.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Sustainable catch limits for European Seabass are set at the UK level through UK/EU annual negotiations within the scientific advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). No region-specific assessments are carried ou...

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