§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the successful prosecutions for fisheries offences undertaken by them since 1st January 1996 which have resulted in fines of £5,000 or more, including details of the fishing vessels involved, country of registration and offences committed.
Lord LucasA list of the successful prosecutions and the details requested are set out in the following table. Where appropriate, the fines relate to the total fines against both the master and owner of the vessel. There are other prosecution cases but these are the subject of an appeal and are therefore not included in the table.
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Month of prosecution Vessel Offence Total fines £ Country of registration ZEEDUIVEL Gear and undersize fish offences 9,000 Belgium TIJL Fishing 12 mile limit 7,500 Belgium MARILYN JANE Fishing logbook 5,500 UK April BAFFIN BAY Unlicensed fishing 5,000 UK KVITSJOEN Quota 5,000 Norway FISKEBERG Quota 6,000 Norway VAN DIJCK Fishing logbook 5,000 Belgium May ATLANTIC C Quota 9,500 UK June AROSA Quota 12,000 UK July ITXAS Fishing logbook and undersize fish 15,000 UK MOUNT EDEN Quota 67,500 UK SOPHIE LOUISE Fishing logbook and landing declaration 17,000 UK August MERCURIUS Gear and undersize fish 8,000 Belgium September ROWNLEA Quota 8,000 UK TITAN Quota 8,000 UK FLOURISH Fishing logbook 11,000 UK October ATLANTIC C Licensing and quota 30,000 UK November AMARADIA Transhipment licence and statutory declaration 34,000 Cyprus December ALMA C Fishing logbook and landing declaration 10,000 UK