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Sea Fish (Conservation) Act

Volume 228: debated on Monday 12 July 1993

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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will seek a moratorium on the implementation of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1992 until the other EC countries have enacted similar legislation and established appropriate enforcement machinery.

The aim of these restrictions in general terms will be to limit vessels to their 1991 level of activity. I confirmed that vessels permitted days at sea would not be reduced below these levels unless and until we and Parliament were satisfied.