questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of bottom-towed fishing gear in marine protected areas on a whole-site basis.
answerText: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Each MPA protects specific features, whether that is a particular species or a variety of different habitats. Byelaws to protect MPAs f...
heading: Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Gear