Thank you for contacting me about sustainable fishing in British waters and the access of large trawling vessels to our waters.
The UK is a global leader in the fight to protect our seas with our ‘Blue Belt’ of protected waters.
The Common Fisheries Policy has restricted our ability to implement fisheries management measures within offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The Fisheries Bill proposes a new power to allow the introduction of measures for conservation purposes.
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