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Fishery Offences: Prosecutions

Volume 576: debated on Saturday 17 February 1996

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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

ZEEDUIVELGear and undersize fish offences9,000Belgium
TIJLFishing 12 mile limit7,500Belgium
MARILYN JANEFishing logbook5,500UK
AprilBAFFIN BAYUnlicensed fishing5,000UK
KVITSJOENQuota5,000Norway
FISKEBERGQuota6,000Norway
VAN DIJCKFishing logbook5,000Belgium
MayATLANTIC CQuota9,500UK
JuneAROSAQuota12,000UK
JulyITXASFishing logbook and undersize fish15,000UK
MOUNT EDENQuota67,500UK
SOPHIE LOUISEFishing logbook and landing declaration17,000UK
AugustMERCURIUSGear and undersize fish8,000Belgium
SeptemberROWNLEAQuota8,000UK
TITANQuota8,000UK
FLOURISHFishing logbook11,000UK
OctoberATLANTIC CLicensing and quota30,000UK
NovemberAMARADIATranshipment licence and statutory declaration34,000Cyprus
DecemberALMA CFishing logbook and landing declaration10,000UK