§ Mr. Wattasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the current monitoring system of catches by EEC boats in Great Britain's 200-mile fishing zone.
§ Mr. BishopThere is room for improvement; and it is helpful that the EEC Commission have made proposals for an EEC enforcement regulation aimed at ensuring that all member States carry out adequate checks on fishing within their limits and on landings in their ports.
In the meanwhile, our fisheries inspectorates and our fishery protection forces carry out a high level of checks on fishing by EEC and other vessels within United Kingdom fishery limits and on landings in this country by foreign as well as United Kingdom vessels.