§ Mr. Beithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list the bodies which operate, or propose to operate, vessels on fisheries protection and conservation enforcement duties in all waters off the coast of Northumberland.
§ Mr. BishopVessels on these duties are operated off the Northumberland coast by the Fisheries Protection Squadron of the Royal Navy, which covers the 12-mile fishery limit of the United Kingdom; by the North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee, which is responsible for certain byelaws; and by the Northumberland Water Authority, which is responsible for salmon and freshwater fisheries regulations off most of this coast. I also understand that the River Tweed Commissioners have recently purchased a vessel with which they intend to police the salmon fishing in the area of sea off the mouth of the Tweed under their jurisdiction.