§ Lord Moranasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, now that they have listed the basking shark as a protected species and in the light of the identification by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources of basking sharks as globally threatened, they will use their influence in the European Union to secure the early abrogation of the European Union's agreement with Norway under which Norwegian fishermen catch basking sharks in European Union waters, outside territorial waters. [HL1313]
§ Lord DonoughueNo basking sharks have been caught by Norway under the EC/Norway fisheries agreement since 1993. However, the Government have drawn the listing of basking sharks under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to the attention of the European Commission.