§ 63. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to make a statement on the experiments, present uses and results of helicopter tests with airborne echo-sounders for tracking and locating shoals of fish, their depth and range and also the methods of indicating by the helicopters to the fishing vessels the position, depth, size and nature of each shoal spotted.
GodberAn air charter firm and a manufacturer of electronic equipment have been conducting preliminary trials with a special echo-sounder towed from a helicopter. My right hon. Friend understands that if their experiments are successful these firms intend to provide a commercial service in the detection of fish shoals and that they are in contact with fishing interests.