asked the Minister for the Marine how often log-books on all fishing vessels over 12 metres are checked and verified; and the incidence of false entries for each of the last five years.
Written Answers. - Fishing Vessels' Log-Books.
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EC logbooks are examined by my Department's sea fishery protection officers and by the Naval Service in the course of normal monitoring and checking of fishing vessels to ensure that they are being completed correctly; the Community Logbook system became operative in this country during 1985 and the incidence of infringements detected are as follows:
|
Year |
No. of infringements |
|
1985 |
4 |
|
1986 |
13 |
|
1987 |
18 |
|
(to date) |