§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to safeguard fish stocks in the Norwegian pout box against over-fishing by alien fishing vessels.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithUnder the provisions of the relevant order on 1 October, the eastern boundary of the area in which fishing for Norway pout is prohibited was automatically extended from the Greenwich meridian to 2°E longitude or the median line with Norwegian waters.622W Fishery protection vessels regularly patrol the area and no vessels have been reported attempting to fish for Norway pout in the prohibited zone.