Fishing Vessels: Monitoring
Commons · Question 119292 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring remote electronic monitoring systems on all pelagic freezer trawlers of 100 meters or more operating in English waters
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Mar 2026
Defra has laid out plans to implement REM in five priority fisheries in English waters, including pelagic trawls, over 24m, operating in English waters. This fishery includes pelagic freezer trawlers over 100m. The fisheries were selected via an evidence ...