Peadar Clohessy
Ceist:42 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of the proposed new EC fishing controls; when it is expected they will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Vol. 431 No. 2
42 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for the Marine if he will give details of the proposed new EC fishing controls; when it is expected they will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The Commission's proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries policy is intended to address the current control needs of the Community, in the light of the evolution of fisheries policy in recent years, the major decline in many stocks and the difficulties of ensuring adequate and uniform enforcement across the Community.
This very comprehensive proposal deals with all aspects of fisheries monitoring and surveillance, including the shortcomings of the current monitoring system which were identified in two reports submitted to the Fisheries Council of Ministers in the last few years. The more important aspects of the proposal related to:—
—the introduction of new control technologies, especially satellite monitoring and computerised data systems;