Bycatch Risk Prioritisation Framework Debate
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Bycatch Risk Prioritisation Framework
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
Perhaps I should declare my interest, as I have fishing rights in England for salmon and brown trout.
A lot of these issues are tied up with the negotiations that we are doing with the EU around fishing rights and what access the EU will have, so it is difficult for me to comment on that in any detail. On the salmon bycatch, this is an important question. We have some real issues with numbers of salmon, as the noble Lord knows. Defra has been exploring the different options to improve the data collection for salmon bycatch. That includes monitoring, using REM on vessels, so that we can have a clear picture, get more data and look at how best to target the problems that this is causing to salmon stocks.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)
My Lords, will my noble friend confirm that some of the best fishing is around the Falkland Islands? Will she also confirm that, as far as this Government are concerned, the Falklands are, always have been and will remain for ever British?
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
I think the answer to that is yes.