HC Deb 10 March 1989 vol 148 cc95-7W
Mr. David Porter

To 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 Thompson

Following 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.

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.