United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 66948
Fishing Gear: Regulation
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19 October 2022
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28 October 2022 · Answer
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28 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the siting of seabed fishing equipment in any location within 300 metres of a navigational mark.
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19 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the siting of seabed fishing equipment in any location within 300 metres of a navigational mark.
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28 October 2022
Answer
Fisheries management in the United Kingdom is devolved. Defra has no plans to bring forward legislation on locating fishing equipment near navigational marks. In England, passive gear, such as creels, used out to 12 nautical miles must be marked with labe...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-19/66948
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1524133
- uk · wq-1524133 · source updated 28 October 2022