Fishing Catches

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the fishing industry on reducing accidental catches of protected marine species.

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1. 3 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the fishing industry on reducing accidental catches of protected marine species.

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2. 9 June 2026

   Answer

   Defra funds several initiatives that monitor bycatch of sensitive species and trial mitigation measures. Notably, its flagship programme Clean Catch works with fishers in UK fisheries to develop and trial ways to gather data on and mitigate bycatch, focus...

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