Question follow-through · 100893
Mackerel: Fishing Catches
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Western Mackerel has been (a) caught, (b) landed in UK ports and (c) landed in ports outside the UK; and what is the estimated first hand sale value.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Western Mackerel has been (a) caught, (b) landed in UK ports and (c) landed in ports outside the UK; and what is the estimated first hand sale value.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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6 Jan 2026
Answer published
It is not possible to separate landings of Western mackerel from total mackerel landings in the UK Sea Fisheries statistics published by the Marine Management Organisation. In 2024, the last full year of landings data available, quota for Western mackerel...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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