§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the total number of small cetaceans caught in fishing nets(a) in British fishing waters and (b) by British fishing vessels in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. CurryNo detailed or complete statistics are available. A voluntary reporting scheme for incidental catches of marine mammals was introduced on 1 January 1992 to help provide information on these matters.