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172769

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will request that the Marine Management Organisation review catch limits for skate and ray for vessels under 10 metres calculated using data from January 2014, when persistent bad weather prevented smaller fishing vessels putting to sea.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	220166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Monthly catch limits for 2015 were informed by landings data from the three year period 2012-2014. The Government secured a rollover of the 2014 skate and ray quota for 2015, meaning that fishermen will not see a reduction in the volume of fish they may catch this year. The Marine Management Organisation is holding a meeting with key industry representatives in the South West on 21<sup>st</sup> January to discuss and seek input to quota management in this region in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/01/2015 16:03:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

172771

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which fish species have been overfished in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	220169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>In 2013, four stocks from over 100 were overfished as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Stock Landings as percentage of quota</strong></p><p> </p><p>North Sea herring 100.2%</p><p> </p><p>Celtic Sea sole 105.2%</p><p> </p><p>Celtic Sea plaice 112.1%</p><p> </p><p>Western Approaches plaice 118.7%</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014 are not yet available as international quota trading, which may be used to cover initial overfishing, is permitted until the end of January 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2015 13:43:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

172774

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the announcement by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) on 7 January 2015, on January 2015 catch limits, from which industry bodies the MMO received feedback; which fisheries representatives contacted the MMO; and how many members each such organisation represents.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	220194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has discussed catch limits with representatives of the New Under Ten Fishermen's Association, the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, the North Devon Fishermen’s Association and many individual fishermen. The Government does not hold detailed information on the membership of these organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2015 13:46:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

169494

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's letter, reference MC355113/RGW, how many tons of fish and shellfish (a) the 12 vessels from the UK using bottom trawler gear have caught below 600m and (b) the eight vessels from the UK using bottom trawler gear have caught below 800m in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	218171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information will be placed in the House Library</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 218157 question first answered 17/12/2014 11:49:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

169495

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to a letter sent from her Department, ref. MC355113/RGW, what proportion of overall catch of (a) the 12 vessels from the UK that use bottom trawler gear below 600 metres and (b) the eight vessels from the UK that use bottom trawler gear below 800 metres was caught by bottom trawling and not mid water trawl in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	218157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information will be placed in the House Library</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 218171 question first answered 17/12/2014 11:49:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

91723

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has for implementation of the EU ban on fish discards; and what representations she has received on the sale or disposal of fish discarded before that ban comes into effect.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	209183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK secured a landing obligation as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy which entered into force on the 1 January 2014. The landing obligation comes into force in a phased timetable starting with pelagic fisheries on 1 January 2015 and extending to other fisheries from 2016.</p><p>Detailed preparatory work is underway with the fishing industry, European Union Member States and other stakeholders about how we can best implement these changes in practice. This includes supporting the industry in reducing discards ahead of the discard ban coming into effect, including through our successful catch quota scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/10/2014 16:22:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

76761

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of commercial landings of fish and shellfish from UK-registered fishing vessels were taken from a depth below 800 metres in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	204911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Determination of catches according to depth criteria and the time vessels fish at particular depths is labour intensive and requires extensive spatial analysis of catch records and vessel activity within a geographical information system. From analysis related to the EU deep sea access regime update discussions, we have provisional catch and vessel data available covering 2006 – 2012 (see tables attached). This covers total annual catches (all species) and the proportion of these caught below 600m, and vessels targeting deep sea species at depths greater than 600m. We have not carried out similar analysis related to depths greater than 800m or covering 2013. Quota is not allocated to Member States under the EU deep sea access regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204910 204912 204919 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:26:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 2091 EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal.doc title EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76762

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what tonnage of fish and shellfish quota was allocated to the UK under the Deep Sea Access Regime in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	204912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Determination of catches according to depth criteria and the time vessels fish at particular depths is labour intensive and requires extensive spatial analysis of catch records and vessel activity within a geographical information system. From analysis related to the EU deep sea access regime update discussions, we have provisional catch and vessel data available covering 2006 – 2012 (see tables attached). This covers total annual catches (all species) and the proportion of these caught below 600m, and vessels targeting deep sea species at depths greater than 600m. We have not carried out similar analysis related to depths greater than 800m or covering 2013. Quota is not allocated to Member States under the EU deep sea access regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204910 204911 204919 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:26:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 2091 EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal.doc title EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76769

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total commercial landings of fish and shellfish from UK registered fishing vessels was taken from a depth below 600 metres in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	204919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Determination of catches according to depth criteria and the time vessels fish at particular depths is labour intensive and requires extensive spatial analysis of catch records and vessel activity within a geographical information system. From analysis related to the EU deep sea access regime update discussions, we have provisional catch and vessel data available covering 2006 – 2012 (see tables attached). This covers total annual catches (all species) and the proportion of these caught below 600m, and vessels targeting deep sea species at depths greater than 600m. We have not carried out similar analysis related to depths greater than 800m or covering 2013. Quota is not allocated to Member States under the EU deep sea access regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204910 204911 204912 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:26:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 2091 EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal.doc title EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park