Fishing Vessels: Marine Environment

(asked on 27th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is aware of the fishing method of fly shooting in UK waters; whether his Department has made an assessment of the environmental impacts of fly shooting; and if his Department will make an assessment of the compatibility of fly shooting with the Government's ambition to protect 30 per cent of UK waters by 2030.


Answered by
Victoria Prentis Portrait
Victoria Prentis
Attorney General
This question was answered on 11th June 2021

Fly shooting, also known as Scottish seining, has been evaluated by Seafish - the public body supporting the UK seafood industry - as having a lower environmental impact than other gear types because it can be operated from lower powered vessels with lower fuel consumption. Details can be found at: SSC - Scottish Seine — Seafish.

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