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Foreign Fishing Vessels

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many foreign fishing vessels were reported to his Department with a recommendation for prosecution in the first six months of 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993; and how many of these were prosecuted or are under consideration for prosecution.

The number of foreign fishing vessels recommended for prosecution in the first six months of 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993, and the number of those prosecuted is as follows:

Year (first six months only)Recommendations for ProsecutionProsecutions
19901313
19911818
19921110
199366
Prosecutions of foreign vessels usually take place within three days of the recommendation, hence there are no cases of foreign vessels under consideration for prosecution.