§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list by offence and fine(a) the European Community nationals in British courts and (b) the British nationals in European Community courts found guilty of fishing offences in the latest year for which comparable figures are available.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonFollowing are details of offences and fines in respect of European Community nationals found guilty of fishing offences in British courts during 1988. Comparable information in respect of offences by British nationals in European Community courts is not available.
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Nationality Offence Fine £ Danish Illegal gear 1 2 3,500 Danish Excess by-catch 1,500 Danish Excess by-catch 1 3,400 Danish Excess by-catch 1 4,575 Danish Excess by-catch 1 2 9,050 Danish Fishing for stock when quota exhausted 1 2 6,379 Danish 1. Fishing for stock when quota exhausted 1 2 31,860 2. Log book offence 3. Undersize net Danish 1. Fishing for stock when quota exhausted 1 2 31,860 2. Log book offence 3. Undersize net Irish Undersize fish 200 Irish 1. Log book offence 1,150 2. Illegal net attachment Irish 1. Undersize fish 1,250 2. Log book offence Belgian Undersize nets 1,600 Belgian Undersize fish 1 2,800 Belgian Log book offence 2,200 Belgian Log book offence 1,238 Illegal net attachment Belgian Fishing inside six miles 1 6,200 Belgian Fishing inside six miles 1 7,200 Belgian Illegal attachments 3,400 Belgian 1. Undersize net 1 11,300 2. Fishing inside 12 miles Belgian 1. Undersize net 4,500 2. Fishing inside 12 miles Belgian Undersize nets 4,600 Dutch Illegal net attachment 3,200 Dutch 1. Undersize nets 4,050 2. Log book offence Dutch Log book offence 3,100 Dutch Undersize net 1 2 865 Dutch Illegal attachments 1 8,500 Dutch Log book offence 2,450 Dutch Log book offence 1,650 Dutch Log book offences 4,250 Dutch Undersize net 4,460 Dutch Illegal net attachments 2 4,000 Dutch 1. Illegal attachments 1 2 18,960 2. Non facility of a boarding Dutch Illegal attachments to nets 1 2 12,830 French Undersize net 3,000 French Illegal net attachment 3,755 French Undersize net 2 600 French Log book offence 2,000 French Log book offence 450 French Log book offence 1,260 French Log book offence 2,200 French 1. Undersize net 3,350 2. Illegal attachments French Log book offence 2,200 French Log book offence 1,200 French 1. Log book offence 1 3,450 2. Undersize net French Log book offence 2,200 German 1. Retention of non-licensed species 3,550 2. Log book offence Spanish 1. Undersize fish 2 10,100 2. Illegal net attachment 3. Log book offence Spanish 1. Log book offence 4,850 2. Unlicensed species Spanish 1. Undersize fish 1,750 2. Log book offence Spanish 1. Unlicensed fishing 1 2 6,650 2. Log book offence Spanish Log book offence 2,800 Spanish 1. Log book offence 1 3,300 2. Undersize fish Spanish Log book offence 1,000 Spanish 1. Retaining fish without licence 1 2,750
Nationality Offence Fine £ 2. Log book offence Spanish 1. Unlicensed fishing 1 6,100 2. Log book offence 1 Includes value of fish. 2 Gear confiscated.