Bottom trawling involves a large net being scraped across the seabed to catch fish.
But Cornish fisherman insisted the nets they use were less harmful and they often avoided protected areas already.
Chris Ranford, chief executive of the Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation, said he was open to meeting Emma Reynolds following her appointment in a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month.
“The door is always open in Cornwall to help people understand the fishing industry, whoever it is, and we’d certainly welcome a visit,” he said.
“Perhaps new people, new faces, a clean slate could be a good thing,” Mr Ranford said.
He welcomed the extension of the consultation into bottom trawling and hoped parts of MPAs could still be made accessible to boats.
“There’s not a question of being able to go everywhere and do anything,” said Mr Ranford.
“It’s a case of let’s get the best evidence possible – if there’s evidence to say that there’s no problem then they should be allowed to continue to fish.”