Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 23 April 2024.
Daniel Zeichner
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Ministerial Direction in relation to a pollack compensation scheme, published on 10 April 2024, whether he received legal advice on the potential for this scheme to set a precedent.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legal advice was sought ahead of the Direction to provide support to commercially registered vessel owners who were reliant on pollack for at least 30% of their reported landings income in 2023.
This is a unique situation; unlike other zero TAC stocks, there are some vessels that only target pollack, for whom a bycatch-only TAC could not help and whom are in some cases, highly dependent on pollack for their living.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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