HC Deb 22 October 1969 vol 788 c236W
Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now make a further statement on his investigations into the effect of deep-sea oceanography on the lives, increase, decrease and health of the fish in the North Sea fishing grounds and those further North.

Mr. Hoy

Oceanographic research does not have any significant effect on the fish populations in the North Sea and other fishing grounds.

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