§ MR. J. G. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)I beg to ask the Lord Advocate whether he is aware that steam trawlers are regularly working within the three mile limit on the coasts of Ross and Cromarty; and what steps, if any, have been taken by the Government to enforce the law relating to trawling?
§ *THE LORD ADVOCATE (Sir CHARLES J. PEARSON, Edinburgh and St. Andrews Universities)I am informed that no complaints of illegal trawling on the coasts of Ross and Cromarty have been received for several months, and I am not aware that steam trawlers are at present working there. Five vessels are engaged in watching for illegal trawling on the coasts of Scotland, and a sixth vessel was stationed for some time on the east coast during the present summer. There have been twelve prosecutions this year and seven convictions.