Question follow-through · 75766

Bottom Trawling: Teignmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on coastlines in Teignmouth.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
10 Sept 2025
Answer
23 Sept 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on coastlines in Teignmouth.

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority assesses the impacts of fishing in its district. It has byelaws in place to restrict damaging fishing activity in Marine Protected Areas. As a result of these byelaws, over 40% of the South...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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