Fishing Catches
Commons · Question 4628 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of bycatch on marine wildlife.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Jun 2026
To assess bycatch and the impacts on marine species, Defra continues to fund a range of monitoring initiatives such as the Bycatch Monitoring Programme which reports annually on bycatch rates analysed by gear type, the Cefas fisheries observer programme, ...