§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his oral answer of 18 April,Official Report, column 22, what proposals he has for more international work on the breeding and oceanic habits of turbot, bream and halibut; and what study he is making of the effects on conservation of deeper sea fishing technology and of happenings under the ocean's surface in relation to the establishment of fishing quota for turbot, bream and halibut. [21317]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 24 April 1995]: Scientific studies on the breeding and behaviour of Greenland halibut and other species in the north-west Atlantic is carried out by the Scientific Council of the North-west Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, which also carries out work on the impact of fishing technology and of the marine environment. I look forward to receiving further advice at the next annual meeting of the organisation in September.