Fishing Vessels
Commons · Question 70846 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rosie Duffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management organisation is taking to ensure fair and proportionate enforcement across domestic and foreign flagged vessels operating in UK inshore waters.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Sep 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for the enforcement of fisheries regulations within the English sector of UK waters. Foreign flagged fishing vessels are not permitted to fish within the 0-6nm zone and access to the 6-12nm zone is ...