asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will list the successful prosecutions for fisheries offences undertaken by them since 1st January 1996 which have resulted in fines of £5,000 or more, including details of the fishing vessels involved, country of registration and offences committed.
A list of the successful prosecutions and the details requested are set out in the following table. Where appropriate, the fines relate to the total fines against both the master and owner of the vessel. There are other prosecution cases but these are the subject of an appeal and are therefore not included in the table.
Month of prosecution
| Vessel
| Offence
| Total fines £
| Country of registration
|
ZEEDUIVEL | Gear and undersize fish offences | 9,000 | Belgium | |
TIJL | Fishing 12 mile limit | 7,500 | Belgium | |
MARILYN JANE | Fishing logbook | 5,500 | UK | |
April | BAFFIN BAY | Unlicensed fishing | 5,000 | UK |
KVITSJOEN | Quota | 5,000 | Norway | |
FISKEBERG | Quota | 6,000 | Norway | |
VAN DIJCK | Fishing logbook | 5,000 | Belgium | |
May | ATLANTIC C | Quota | 9,500 | UK |
June | AROSA | Quota | 12,000 | UK |
July | ITXAS | Fishing logbook and undersize fish | 15,000 | UK |
MOUNT EDEN | Quota | 67,500 | UK | |
SOPHIE LOUISE | Fishing logbook and landing declaration | 17,000 | UK | |
August | MERCURIUS | Gear and undersize fish | 8,000 | Belgium |
September | ROWNLEA | Quota | 8,000 | UK |
TITAN | Quota | 8,000 | UK | |
FLOURISH | Fishing logbook | 11,000 | UK | |
October | ATLANTIC C | Licensing and quota | 30,000 | UK |
November | AMARADIA | Transhipment licence and statutory declaration | 34,000 | Cyprus |
December | ALMA C | Fishing logbook and landing declaration | 10,000 | UK |