Falkland Islands (Hansard, 30 November 1992)

HC Deb 30 November 1992 vol 215 c3W 3W

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the declaration by the Falkland Islands Government on whale and dolphin sanctuaries within their waters.

§ Mr. Garel-Jones
On 5 June the Falklands Legislative Council passed the Marine Mammals Ordinance—No. 8 of 1992—whichprohibits the killling, wounding or taking of marine mammals on land or in the internal waters, territorial sea or fishery waters of the Falkland Islands". This protects all cetaceans, including whales and dolphins, within the 200-mile exclusive fisheries zones of the Falklands waters.