Sea Bass: Fishing Catches
Commons · Question 104066 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the 2026 bass catch limits on the South West’s inshore fishing fleet.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 14 Jan 2026
Sustainable catch limits for European Seabass are set at the UK level through UK/EU annual negotiations within the scientific advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). No region-specific assessments are carried ou...