Question follow-through · 112548

Marine Environment: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on meeting the target in the UN Global Biodiversity Framework of conserving 30% of earth’s seas by 2030.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
13 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on meeting the target in the UN Global Biodiversity Framework of conserving 30% of earth’s seas by 2030.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The 30by30 target, Target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, is a global target to effectively protect 30% of the global ocean and of land by 2030. Just over 9.8% of the global ocean is now protecte...

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