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Fisheries: South Atlantic Ocean

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 46104

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has held with the Food and Agriculture Organisation on fisheries data collection in the South Atlantic since 5 July 2025.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Since July 2024 Defra Officials have provided relevant input to the development of the Agenda for the FAO sub-committee on fisheries management, through our regional representative. Furthermore, as previously set out in the response to PQ 43781 and 43782, Defra officials raised this issue at the UN General Assembly in November 2024.

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