asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry given the critical state of fish stocks in the North Sea, the very low level of spawning stock, the very high fish mortality rate in 1984 and the fact that there has been no evidence of recruitment of stocks since 1972, if he agrees that it is crucial that the 1985-86 catch will be fixed at a level that will enable the spawning stock biomass to be renewed.
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