Fishing Catches
Commons · Question 8886 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish Bycatch Action Plans for seabirds, cetaceans, seals, elasmobranches and protected fish species.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 19 Jun 2026
Defra are developing a Seabird Bycatch Action Plan for England in collaboration with stakeholders including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the fishing industry and academic researchers. The plan will set out steps to address seabird bycatc...