Salmon: Conservation
Commons · Question 36991 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization on measures to protect Atlantic salmon from industrial by-catch in the North Norwegi
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 20 Mar 2025
Defra is working with the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) to better understand the risk of salmon bycatch in commercial pelagic fisheries, including the North Norwegian Sea.