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Fishing Catches

Asked by Anna GelderdLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81085

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total value of landings was from fly-seine fishing operations in English waters by (a) EU-registered and (b) English-registered fly-seine vessels for each year since 2015.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Table 2. Annual value (GBP) landed from fly-seine fishing operations in English waters by EU-registered and English-registered fly-seine vessels from 2015 to 2023.

Vessel Registration

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

EU

9,400,000

12,200,000

15,500,000

15,400,000

14,700,000

12,800,000

12,700,000

15,900,000

16,900,000

England

2,800,000

3,100,000

2,400,000

1,500,000

3,000,000

3,100,000

3,800,000

8,900,000

10,400,000

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