§ 24. Dr. Godmanasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent representations he has received concerning the issue of industrial fishing vessels carrying both a 16 mm net arid an 80 mm net.
§ Mr. JoplingThe Scottish Fishermen's Federation has recently suggested the introduction into the Community regulation on technical conservation measures of a requirement to ensure that fishing vessels carrying small mesh nets to fish for industrial purposes should not be allowed at the same time to carry larger mesh nets to fish for human consumption. The Community regulation already provides that all catches taken by a vessel with small and large mesh nets on board shall be regarded as having been taken with the small mesh nets unless the logbook records show otherwise. We shall bear the SFF suggestion in mind in any Community discussion of the rules on industrial fishing.