Clause 141
Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]
1:00 pm
Andrew George (St Ives, Liberal Democrat)
We are talking about the six-mile zone limit particularly in relation to fisheries management. The Minister will be aware that in my part of the world inshore crabbers lay their pots along the six-mile zone, sometimes beyond it or well within it. As a result they often have their gear towed away by foreign vessels that are sweeping within the six-mile zone. It is an area of conflict, and the relationship with fishing states that are operating very much on the limits of that zone should be taken into consideration.