§ 18. Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has for national conservation measures and selective gear requirements to improve fish conservation and British waters.
§ Mr. CurryA substantial package of EC and United Kingdom conservation measures was introduced from 1 June and there will be a ban on the use of twin-rig and multi-rig trawls in most nephrops fisheries from 1 January 1993. We are expecting further EC proposals to reduce discards and a report on industrial fisheries in the North sea.