§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many foreign fishing vessels were reported to his Department with a recommendation for prosecution in the first six months of 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993; and how many of these were prosecuted or are under consideration for prosecution.
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§ Mr. JackThe number of foreign fishing vessels recommended for prosecution in the first six months of 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993, and the number of those prosecuted is as follows:
Year (first six months only) Recommendations for Prosecution Prosecutions 1990 13 13 1991 18 18 1992 11 10 1993 6 6 Prosecutions of foreign vessels usually take place within three days of the recommendation, hence there are no cases of foreign vessels under consideration for prosecution.