HC Deb 02 December 1986 vol 106 c571W
Mr. Kennedy

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the terms of reference of the advisory committee to be set up under the Salmon Act.

Mr. John MacKay

The Salmon Advisory Committee will have the following terms of referenceTo examine and report on those matters relating to the conservation and development of salmon fisheries in Great Britain which are referred to it by Fisheries Ministers. In the early stages, the committee will be asked to examine:

  1. 1. Particular aspects of the availability of information on the status of salmon stocks in Great Britain; and
  2. 2. The influences on the level of those stocks, including the effects of predators and of fishing at low water levels.

The Salmon Advisory Committee is a non-statutory body and is not established under the Salmon Act 1986.

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