§ 19. Mr. McCrindleasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he has taken to protect East Coast oyster beds from pollution.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartRiver authorities take account of the need to safeguard oyster beds in giving consent to discharges into rivers and coastal waters. Sea fisheries committees also protect shellfish through their byelaws. The Ministry's fisheries laboratories provide much of the advice on which these controls are based.