Marine Animals: Fishing Catches
(asked on 9th September 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many reports of marine mammal bycatch were made in 2023 and 2024.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 17th September 2025
In 2023 there were 17 reports of marine mammal bycatch, six incidents of which resulted in injury or death. In 2024 there were 12 incidents reported, and none resulted in injury or death.