Marine and Coastal Access Bill [ Lords]

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 6:31 pm on 23 June 2009.

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Photo of Andrew George Andrew George Liberal Democrat, St Ives 6:31, 23 June 2009

I think that there is a robust debate ahead, but I also think that the hon. Gentleman is falling into the trap of caricaturing fishermen when it comes to the introduction of marine conservation zones. He used the expression "whining and wailing". As I have just said, it was fishermen themselves who called for the closure of the Trevose ground. Fishermen wish to work internationally—because most agreements of this kind can be achieved only internationally—to protect the sustainability of their own industry.