European Commission: British Cod Fishing

House of Lords written question – answered at on 24 November 2010.

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Photo of Lord Stoddart of Swindon Lord Stoddart of Swindon Independent Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the European Commission to propose that British cod fishing be cut by 50 per cent in 2011; and, if so, whether they will resist the cut.

Photo of Lord Henley Lord Henley The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The European Commission has published its proposals for those stocks that do not require agreement with the Norwegian Government. These include cuts of 50 per cent in the total allowable catches (TACs) for cod, in both the Irish Sea and West of Scotland, for 2011. We are certainly concerned about the scale of the proposed cuts, which is likely to result in an increase in discards, and have asked the Commission to justify them. We will consider our formal response in the light of that explanation. The TAC for North Sea cod will be agreed in due course on the basis of the existing long-term management plan, in the context of the EU/Norway negotiations.

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David Wright
Posted on 25 Nov 2010 12:00 pm (Report this annotation)

So, that's a few noises to try to placate those at home before finally acceding to the EU's demands yet again.