Fishing Vessels: Monitoring
Commons · Question 8887 · 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 mandate remote electronic monitoring on fishing boats in UK waters.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 19 Jun 2026
Defra is committed to expanding the use of remote electronic monitoring in English waters. We are taking a targeted approach and have said that we will implement remote electronic monitoring in priority fisheries, working first with volunteers before movi...