Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Marine Protected Areas that protect harbour porpoises are safeguarded from destructive fishing methods.

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1. 16 July 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Marine Protected Areas that protect harbour porpoises are safeguarded from destructive fishing methods.

   Source: Commons

2. 3 September 2026

   Answer

   The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently assessing the impacts of fishing on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) designated to protect harbour porpoise, as part of stage 4 of its programme to manage fishing in England’s offshore MPAs. A call for ev...

   Source: Written answer

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