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172771

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which fish species have been overfished in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	220169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>In 2013, four stocks from over 100 were overfished as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Stock Landings as percentage of quota</strong></p><p> </p><p>North Sea herring 100.2%</p><p> </p><p>Celtic Sea sole 105.2%</p><p> </p><p>Celtic Sea plaice 112.1%</p><p> </p><p>Western Approaches plaice 118.7%</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014 are not yet available as international quota trading, which may be used to cover initial overfishing, is permitted until the end of January 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2015 13:43:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

172774

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the announcement by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) on 7 January 2015, on January 2015 catch limits, from which industry bodies the MMO received feedback; which fisheries representatives contacted the MMO; and how many members each such organisation represents.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	220194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has discussed catch limits with representatives of the New Under Ten Fishermen's Association, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, the North Devon Fishermen’s Association and many individual fishermen. The Government does not hold detailed information on the membership of these organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2015 13:46:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

172780

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Marine Management Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2014 to Question 214438, when she plans to publish the triennial review of the Maritime Management Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	220243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Triennial Review of the Marine Management Organisation is now in the final stages of the clearance process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2015 14:57:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

156641

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's annual quota for skate and rays was in each ICES area in each year since 2000; and what the annual take up of the annual allocations by the UK was in each ICES area.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	215166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK’s uptake of Skates and Rays stocks is shown in the tables below. Information is based on figures held by the Marine Management Organisation, and all quota and catch figures are given in tonnes. Closing quota may be different from the UK’s opening quota allocation due to the effect of in year swaps or quota banked or borrowed during the previous year. Skates and Rays quota in the areas shown in Tables 2 and 3 were only introduced in 2009.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1: Skates and Rays, North Sea (Areas IV and IIa EU waters)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Opening quota</p></td><td><p>Closing quota</p></td><td><p>Catch</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>3920.0</p></td><td><p>3920.0</p></td><td><p>1371.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>3128.0</p></td><td><p>3128.0</p></td><td><p>1299.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>3136.0</p></td><td><p>2331.0</p></td><td><p>1256.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>2665.0</p></td><td><p>2655.0</p></td><td><p>1270.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2266.0</p></td><td><p>2266.0</p></td><td><p>1115.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2083.0</p></td><td><p>2080.0</p></td><td><p>824.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1770.0</p></td><td><p>1695.0</p></td><td><p>726.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1417.0</p></td><td><p>1019.9</p></td><td><p>706.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1062.0</p></td><td><p>766.0</p></td><td><p>763.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1096.9</p></td><td><p>756.7</p></td><td><p>662.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>925.7</p></td><td><p>676.7</p></td><td><p>657.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>945.0</p></td><td><p>870.0</p></td><td><p>772.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>989.0</p></td><td><p>774.0</p></td><td><p>662.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>891.4</p></td><td><p>807.8</p></td><td><p>800.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 2: Skates and Rays, West Coast (Areas VI EU waters and VII EU waters, excluding VIId) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Opening quota</p></td><td><p>Closing quota</p></td><td><p>Catch</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>4070.0</p></td><td><p>4070.0</p></td><td><p>1924.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3460.0</p></td><td><p>3460.0</p></td><td><p>2260.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3287.0</p></td><td><p>3114.0</p></td><td><p>2028.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2873.0</p></td><td><p>2808.0</p></td><td><p>1999.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2587.4</p></td><td><p>2527.4</p></td><td><p>2105.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 3: Skates and Rays (Area VIId) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Opening quota</p></td><td><p>Closing quota</p></td><td><p>Catch</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>157.0</p></td><td><p>157.0</p></td><td><p>161.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>133.0</p></td><td><p>136.0</p></td><td><p>107.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>147.0</p></td><td><p>162.0</p></td><td><p>149.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>149.0</p></td><td><p>180.0</p></td><td><p>173.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>135.9</p></td><td><p>127.9</p></td><td><p>109.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/11/2014 14:00:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

155867

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what international swaps were conducted by the Marine Management Organisation on behalf of the UK for (a) rays and skate and (b) plaice; and what reasons were given for the level and type of each swap.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	214436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>During 2014, the Marine Management Organisation approved 26 international swaps of ray quota. A total of 326.5 tonnes of rays were swapped out for other species, and 75.6 tonnes of ray quota were gained through international swaps.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Some 220 tonnes of plaice were swapped out during 2014, across a total of eight transactions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>These international quota swaps were discussed with the fishing industry and approved in order to acquire stocks that UK fishermen wish to catch.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Each proposed swap is considered on its merits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/11/2014 11:17:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

155868

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the early year closure of skate, rays and plaice on the (a) economic position of and (b) effect on health and safety risks to English fishermen.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	214437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the impact that closures have had on the local fishing industry. It is important that quota limits are not exceeded, in order to protect the long term future of the industry. Early closure is used only as a last resort.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Fishermen should not risk their safety, or that of their crew and vessel at any time. Safety must always be a vessel master’s priority, whether fishing, transiting or in port.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/11/2014 11:21:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

155869

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Marine Management Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to publish the Triennial Review of the Marine Management Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	214438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>We plan to publish the Review by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/11/2014 11:20:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

155870

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she was first made aware of the intention of the Marine Management Organisation to close the fisheries of (a) rays and skate and (b) plaice to under 10 metre boats.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	214439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment was informed of the closure of the skate and ray fishery in areas VI and VII (excluding area VIId) on 17 October 2014. The closure of the North Sea skates and rays and English Channel plaice fisheries to under 10 metre boats was notified to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Farming, Food and the Marine environment on 27 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/11/2014 11:14:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck