§ Mr. Beithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he has taken to bring to an end infringements of the herring ban by herring landings in France to which French fishing industry spokesmen have admitted.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithIn the absence of an EEC regulation, member States are responsible for enforcing bans on fishing for herring in waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction. I understand that a number of French vessels have recently been prosecuted by the French authorities for illegally landing herring in Boulogne.