United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 31918
Sandeels: Fisheries
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21 February 2025
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3 March 2025 · Answer
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3 March 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to reopen Sandeel fisheries in UK waters.
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21 February 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to reopen Sandeel fisheries in UK waters.
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3 March 2025
Answer
In March 2024, and following a public consultation, the UK and Scottish Governments closed English waters of the North Sea and all Scottish Waters to sandeel fishing. The closure will shield sandeel as an essential food source for threatened seabird popul...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/31918
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1766226
- uk · wq-1766226 · source updated 3 March 2025