§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what inspections have been carried out in each of the last 20 days within the mackerel conservation box off the coast of South Devon of factory and industrial fishing ships from European countries; when the inspections were made; and what was found there; [75201]
(2) which factory ships have been fishing in the mackerel conservation box off the coast of South Devon in the last 28 days; in which countries such ships are registered; and what steps have been taken to ensure their departure from the conservation box. [75202]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 10 March 1999]: The Ministry has no record of any sightings of factory ships or industrial vessels fishing in the Mackerel Box in the last 28 days and there have been no inspections undertaken on such vessels during the last 20 days.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what records are kept, and by whom, of satellite surveillance of the mackerel conservation box off the coast of South Devon. [75203]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 10 March 1999]: The Ministry has no records of satellite surveillance of fishing vessels in the Mackerel Box.