Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
570 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made in relation to the programme for Government proposal to implement a system of instant electronic logging of all catches and landings made by fishing vessels in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28626/08]
View answerIreland was at the forefront in the EU debate on the introduction of electronic logbooks for larger fishing vessels. New rules were agreed that will apply from 1/1/2010 and will give real time access to coastal states such as Ireland to fishing records of vessels in its 200 mile zone. The Department will in conjunction with the SFPA and the Naval Service establish a Project team to guide the implementation of these provisions in advance of the deadline of January 2010.
