§ 61. Mr. T. Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions in 1960 foreign trawlers were observed fishing in the Moray Firth and the Firth of Clyde in contravention of the Trawling in Prohibited Areas Prevention Act, 1909; and how many of these trawlers were Icelandic or Faroese and how many were Belgian or French.
§ Mr. MaclayTwelve Belgian trawlers were observed fishing on 38 occasions in the Moray Firth. In the Firth of Clyde, 49 trawlers were observed on 128 occasions. They included 43 French trawlers observed on 109 occasions. No Icelandic or Faroese trawlers were observed in either case. I should explain, however, that the Act does not prohibit foreign trawlers fishing in these areas.