Fishing Limits
Commons · Question 81274 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of commercial fish stocks have catch limits set (a) at and (b) below levels recommended by scientific advice.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 21 Oct 2025
We strive to improve the sustainability of our fisheries and publish an annual independent assessment of the outcomes of our negotiations to set catch limits with other coastal states. The Government’s independent report for 2025 found that 46% of all ass...