§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what work he is doing on the direct harvesting of plankton.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe Natural Environment Research Council has awarded a Research Grant to the Department of Oceanography, Southampton University, for a preliminary investigation of distribution and biochemical analyses of Antarctic krill, the only plankton worthy of exploration for its food value on the basis of existing knowledge. The feasibility of harvesti3ng krill commercially is being considered.