Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 3 March 2020.
Luke Pollard
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the estimated catch returns in (a) logbooks completed by fishing vessels required to have logbooks and (b) the catch records submitted by fishing vessels under 10m in length are expected to provide accurate information within the tolerances permitted.
Victoria Prentis
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The purpose of introducing reporting requirements for the under 10 metre fleet in England, for both logbooks and electronic catch records, is to improve the available data and give a better and more accurate picture of what fish are being taken from our seas.
There is an expectation that accurate data will be submitted and a margin of tolerance has been provided to reflect the practicalities of data submission for this fishery.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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