Fishing: North Devon

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
asked Her Majesty's Government:

What effect a 12-mile Welsh territorial water boundary has had on the north Devon fishing fleet. [HL3794]

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker)
In addition to EU or UK legislation, the fleet is subject to those rules introduced by the Welsh authorities that apply exclusively in their own waters. As far as I am aware, the only supplementary legislation of this type applies to scallop dredging and was introduced following full consultation with the interests concerned.