Question follow-through · 9746

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the levels of sea life unintended to be caught which get caught in fish lines.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
17 Jun 2026
Answer
18 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the levels of sea life unintended to be caught which get caught in fish lines.

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Minister Hardy attended the launch of Wildlife and Countryside Link’s “Hidden in the Haul” report. The department is considering the report’s detail.To understand and address bycatch, Defra funds a range of initiatives including:The Bycatch Monitoring Pro...

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