PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fishing Catches: Dorset (27 November 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to prohibit the netting of all fish stocks in Christchurch and Poole harbours; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by:
Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

The Southern Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority is undertaking a review of net fishing arrangements for the harbour and estuarine areas of Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, including Christchurch and Poole harbours. A public consultation is underway which will close on 7th December. Responses will be analysed ahead of the development of any net management arrangements for the district.

Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
3 December 2018