§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to stop the landing of unlogged fish around the coast; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 18 Apri11994]: The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency attaches a high priority to curbing clandestine landings, which are damaging to the conservation of fish stocks and to the future prosperity of the fishing industry. Substantial resources are targeted towards the detection and prevention of this activity. Regular out of hours patrols are undertaken by fishery officers and fishery protection vessels are deployed at harbours where there is a known risk of undeclared landings.