§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what draft sea fisheries byelaws are currently awaiting his approval; and when these were first submitted to his Department.
§ Mr. CurryTwenty-three formally made sea fisheries committees' (SFCs) byelaws are awaiting ministerial confirmation, which cannot be given until the necessary legal, technical and EC Commission considerations have been completed. Eight concern shell fisheries, of which five were submitted this year and three in May 1991; six, received in the last six months, deal with the extension of sea fishery districts from three to six miles; three are concerned with fixed engines, two of which were submitted in the last month; two byelaws on minimum landing sizes of fish were submitted in May 1991 and January 1992 and two on length of vessels in May 1991 and April 1992; one byelaw on areas where fishing for bass is allowed was submitted in May 1991 and one on gear type in January 1992. A further seven made byelaws are awaiting SFC confirmation on certain technical points.