§ 47. Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to protect the crustacean stocks off the south Devon coast.
§ Mr. CurryCrab and lobster stocks are already subject to minimum landing size regulations. The Undersized Crabs (Variation) Order 1989 prescribes a minimum size of 160 mm for male, and 140 mm for female crabs landed in south Devon, and Council regulation (EEC) No. 3094/86 prescribes a minimum carapace length of 85 mm for lobsters landed throughout our waters.