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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the effect of the recent five tonne limit on bass fishing by pair-trawlers; what recent evidence he has received and evaluated regarding bass stocks off the coast of the United Kingdom; what further representations...
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the effect of the recent five tonne limit on bass fishing by pair-trawlers; what recent evidence he has received and evaluated regarding bass stocks off the coast of the United Kingdom; what further representations...
Asked by
Candy Atherton
(Labour)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 November 2000
For answer on
10 November 2000
Answered on
10 November 2000
Ms Atherton: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will make a statement on the effect of the recent five
tonne limit on bass fishing by pair-trawlers; [136955]
(2) what recent evidence he has received and evaluated regarding bass stocks off the coast of the United Kingdom; [136956]
(3) what further representations he has received on restricting the activities of pair-trawlers fishing for bass in European waters.
[136800]
Mr. Morley: The licence condition restricting landings of bass introduced from 1 January applied to all UK fishing vessels in 2000
and not just to pair-trawlers. With two months of the year to go, no catches by UK vessels have approached the five tonne limit.
I will be receiving from CEFAS shortly their report on their monitoring of the 1999 and 2000 offshore fisheries. Information on a
tagging exercise conducted during the summer in the inshore fishery is also due to be delivered and ICES has recently convened a
Study Group to look at the status of North East Atlantic bass stocks. A preliminary report is expected next May.
I have received many letters and other representation from right hon. and hon. Members and their constituents requesting further
restrictions or complete closure of the offshore fishery. I will consider what action is necessary in the light of CEFAS' reports
and the ICES conclusions.
Subjects
Conservation; Fisheries; Fishing catches; EU action; Fish; Quotas; White fish
Date
10 November 2000
Reference
356 c408W; 136955;136956;136800
House
House of Commons
Statement on what was the outcome of this year's annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
Statement on what was the outcome of this year's annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
Asked by
Candy Atherton
(Labour)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 July 2000
For answer on
13 July 2000
Answered on
13 July 2000
Ms Atherton: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the outcome of this year's annual meeting of the
International Whaling Commission. [131061]
Mr. Morley: The International Whaling Commission's 52nd annual meeting was held in Adelaide from 3 to 6 July. I attended the
meeting, together with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the
Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions and representatives of environmental organisations.
Australia and New Zealand put forward a proposal to create a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary. This would have complemented the
existing Southern Ocean Sanctuary by protecting the breeding areas and migration routes of whales that feed in the Southern ocean.
It was endorsed by the South Pacific Forum, which represents all the range states affected by the proposed sanctuary. The UK was one
of the co-sponsors of the proposal, and I spoke strongly in favour of it. But although it was supported by the majority of those
voting, it unfortunately did not receive the three-quarters of votes cast necessary for adoption. Both the Australian and New
Zealand Governments indicated that they would be submitting the proposal next year; the UK will again be supporting it.
The UK took the lead in proposing a resolution condemning Japan's whaling under special permit (so-called `scientific' whaling) and
urging Japan not to proceed with its plans for a new programme in the North Pacific; this would involve, among other things, taking
for the first time sperm and bryde's, as well as minke, whales. In introducing the resolution, I made it clear that the UK
Government regarded this as a serious development and one that we would continue to raise both bilaterally and in other fora. The
resolution was adopted by a large majority, as was a similar resolution on Japanese whaling under special permit in the Southern
Ocean Sanctuary.
A resolution was adopted by consensus establishing a programme of further work on the Revised Management Scheme (RMS), which is
being developed to regulate all aspects of any future commercial whaling. This followed a two day working group on the RMS which
immediately preceded the IWC meeting itself. The resolution makes it clear that it does not affect, or in any way commit Governments
to lift, the moratorium on commercial whaling. In agreeing to form part of the consensus we emphasised that the resolution did not
commit us to accepting anything that we had not already agreed to, and that it did not preclude the inclusion of other elements in
the RMS.
At the meeting I reaffirmed the UK's opposition to whaling. There was only a limited discussion of the Irish proposals for a package
of measures on whaling; we made it clear that the UK's position on these remains unchanged. I am pleased to say that efforts by
Japan to secure a quota of 50 minke whales, despite the moratorium on commercial whaling, was again defeated by a substantial
majority. We also strongly criticised Norway's continued whaling activities.
I made clear the UK's continuing concern about the cruelty involved in whaling, and drew attention, in particular, to the need to
improve the regulation and humaneness of hunts for small cetaceans such as dolphins and porpoises. Earlier in the meeting the UK
made use of a video of a dolphin drive hunt in Japan which graphically illustrated the need for such improvements. Although it is
primarily for the Government of the country concerned to regulate the killing of small cetaceans in its waters, I believe that the
IWC has a useful role to play in helping to raise awareness of this issue and in improving standards.
A number of other issues were considered. In particular, resolutions were adopted supporting the IWC's research programme on the
effects of environmental change and pollution on cetaceans; drawing attention to the need to improve the protection of North
Atlantic right whales, one of the most critically endangered species of whales, from mortalities caused by ship strikes and
entanglement in fishing nets; drawing attention to the need for improved measures to conserve freshwater cetaceans (river dolphins);
and calling on Canada to reconsider takes of bowhead whales from highly endangered stocks by indigenous peoples.
While the failure to adopt the South Pacific Sanctuary was disappointing, in other respects this was a successful meeting for the
UK, and demonstrated the continuing commitment by the majority of IWC members to upholding the moratorium on commercial whaling. The
next IWC meeting will be held in London in July 2001.
Subjects
Australia; Fisheries; International cooperation; Hunting; Japan; Nature conservation; Norway; New Zealand; Republic of Ireland; Research; International Whaling Commission; Whales; Quotas
Date
13 July 2000
Reference
353 c648-50W;353 c646-8W; 131061
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what extra provision he has made for the Cornish handline mackerel fishery. - Includes figures.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what extra provision he has made for the Cornish handline mackerel fishery. - Includes figures.
Asked by
Candy Atherton
(Labour)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 March 1998
For answer on
17 March 1998
Answered on
17 March 1998
Ms Atherton: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what extra provision he has made for the Cornish handline
mackerel fishery; and if he will make a statement on its future. [34944]
Mr. Morley: It is proposed to amend the underpinning arrangements for the mackerel handline fishery so that it receives a minimum
allocation of 1,750 tonnes or 0.83 per cent. of the UK quota, whichever is the greater. As a result, the handline fishery may expect
to receive an initial allocation of some 1,750 tonnes for 1998 compared to 1,450 tonnes with the previous arrangements.
Additionally, we have, through quota swaps, secured an extra 300 tonnes of mackerel which will be used to offset the overfishing of
the 1997 allocation and the repayment of quota swaps to other groups.
Subjects
Cornwall; Fish; Quotas; Mackerel
Date
17 March 1998
Reference
34944; 308 c540W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to increase the Cornish land line quota.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to increase the Cornish land line quota.
Asked by
Candy Atherton
(Labour)
Answered by
Elliot Morley
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 February 1998
For answer on
13 February 1998
Answered on
13 February 1998
Ms Atherton: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to increase the Cornish handline quota.
[28178]
Mr. Morley: The UK's quotas for 1998 are due to be allocated to industry in March. As in previous years, there will be a separate
allocation for the mackerel handline fishery. The uptake of quota will be monitored closely so that appropriate steps can be taken
to keep the fishery open.
Subjects
Cornwall; Fish; Quotas
Date
13 February 1998
Reference
28178; 306 c439W
House
House of Commons