Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
Commons · Question 11005 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6253 on Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to allow bottom tra
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 29 Oct 2024
The Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023, which came into force on 22 March 2024, prohibited the use of bottom-towed gear over the rock and reef habitats of Farnes East Marine Protected Area. The Marine Management Organisation has ...