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Written question asked by Scott Mann (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 November 2018. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Tuna: Conservation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to apply to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas for a quota for recreational catch and release game fishing of bluefin tuna after the UK leaves the EU.

Answer

The UK continues to support efforts by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to recover Atlantic Bluefin tuna stocks from historical overfishing. At this time, our priority remains ensuring their recovery to facilitate a fully sustainable fishery in future. However, after the UK has left the EU we will consider all the available evidence that may support the UK requesting access to the stock.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
190921
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Conservation Fishing catches Tuna Brexit
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk