Coastal Areas: Economic Situation and Environment Protection

(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the (a) economic and (b) environmental sustainability of coastal communities.


Answered by
Victoria Prentis Portrait
Victoria Prentis
Attorney General
This question was answered on 28th January 2022

Coastal communities are crucial to this Government’s levelling-up agenda. Leaving the EU has given the UK fishing industry a welcome boost – we have seen quota uplifts that will amount to £146 million by 2026. This in turn is benefitting wider coastal communities, as is our UK Seafood Fund.

The UK Seafood Fund Infrastructure scheme, totalling at least £65 million, will invest in ports, processing facilities and aquaculture for the seafood industry. This infrastructure is critical for the seafood industry which supports so many of our coastal communities. Additionally, we have announced £24 million for science and innovation, supporting our ambition to see the most sustainable fishing industry and coastal communities in the world.

The Government looks forward to continuing to work closely with fishermen and stakeholders, utilising the recently established Regional Fisheries Groups as a forum to build more collaborative working relationships with the inshore industry to support economic and environmental sustainability in their local coastal communities.

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