§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether there are any other French regulations similar to the regulations limiting the landing of bass in French ports limiting landings of other species; and [HL2481]
Whether there are any United Kingdom regulations limiting the landing of any species of fish at United Kingdom ports; and [HL2482]
Whether any other member states other than France have national regulations limiting the landings of any species of fish at ports in that country; and [HL2483]
How they propose to inform fishermen of any national regulations in other member states of the European Union limiting the landings of fish at ports in that country. [HL2486]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)The action recently taken by the French authorities under the EU's fishing market regulations to limit bass landings to five tonnes per vessel as a market management measure does not apply to other species of fish. No such restrictions are in force in the UK, nor are we aware of any similar measures in any other member state.
As and when we are informed of any future limits of this kind, we will notify them as soon as possible to the relevant industry representative organisations for onward transmission to their members.