§ Mr. Beithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what monitoring has been conducted of the special Dutch herring quota; and whether he is satisfied that the limit of 1,500 tons was not exceeded.
§ Mr. BishopDutch fishing activity in the North Sea was closely surveyed by RAF Nimrod aircraft and Royal Navy fishery protection vessels throughout the month of June and in that time the RN vessels carried out 28 boardings of Dutch vessels in the North Sea. The Dutch authorities monitored the landings of herring caught in the North Sea by Dutch vessels during June; and on 16th June they ordered Dutch vessels to cease fishing for herring in the North Sea after 21st June. Given these measures, and taking account of the information from our protection units, it seems improbable that the Dutch fishing fleet exceeded 35W its June quota for herring from the North Sea.