Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70848
Shellfish
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 23 September 2025
Question
Rosie Duffield
Independent — Canterbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle illegal shellfish harvesting in English coastal waters.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra works closely with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs), and other organisations to make sure the appropriate arrangements to enforce fisheries regulations are in place. Given the multijuri...
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