HC Deb 05 May 1976 vol 910 c375W
Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what action he proposes to take if there is not a two-thirds majority at the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission for the United Kingdom Government's proposal to discontinue fishing for herring in the North Sea during the second half of 1976; (2) what alternative fishing opportunities are available to fishermen suffering a reduction in catch as a result of the revised herring quota in the North Sea agreed at NEAFC; (3) how many fishing boats he estimates will have to discontinue fishing as a result of the reduction in the North Sea herring quota agreed at NEAFC.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

The United Kingdom's proposal, as agreed with the industry, to discontinue fishing for herring in the North Sea during the second half of 1976 for the sake of conservation did not receive the necessary two-thirds majority. The United Kingdom delegation voted against or abstained on other

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