Part of Fisheries Bill [HL] - Committee (4th Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:00 pm on 11 March 2020.
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:
Moved by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
113: Clause 33, page 22, line 17, at end insert—“( ) the gathering of scientific data relating to fishing, including but not limited to carrying out stock assessments, vessel monitoring, remote electronic monitoring with cameras and recording fishing catches.”Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment would enable financial assistance to be provided for scientific data collection.
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