PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels (8 November 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas.
Asked by:
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
It is essential to manage bottom trawling in our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. 60% of England’s MPAs have bottom trawling restrictions already. The department is considering next steps in the context of our domestic and international nature conservation obligations and how we consider, and work with, the fishing industry as part of this.
Answered by:
Emma Hardy (Labour)
13 November 2024
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