§ 12. Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to preserve the breeding stocks of sea bass. [21615]
§ Mr. BaldryRecent estimates indicate a substantial increase in the size of the bass stock since conservation measures were introduced in 1990, with possibly as much as a doubling of the resource in the eastern English channel, which includes the waters around the Isle of Wight.