Fishing Catches: White Fish
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered increasing the trawler by-catch limit for bass.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner
Negotiations between the UK and EU concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities for over 70 stocks, including bass, take place on an annual basis. This year on the 9 December annual bycatch limits for commercial trawls and seines were agreed.
Fisheries: consultations between the UK and the EU for 2025 - GOV.UK.
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