§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food, further to his answer to the hon. Member for South Shields of 15 October,Official Report, column 148, whether each of the dolphins caught in drift nets died or was returned to the sea; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerRegrettably the five dolphins were dead when the nets were hauled on board. The fishermen themselves have been looking at ways to avoid dolphin catches; the current tuna fishery season is now over. I shall be pressing for a limitation on drift nets at the Fisheries Council on 28 October.