Vol. 446 No. 6
147 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Marine the total number of fishing vessels boarded and arrested by the navy in 1994 to date for illegal fishing; the number and nationality of these which were foreign vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2545/94]
To date in 1994 the Navy has boarded 741 vessels and arrested 34 of those, of which 28 were foreign registered. The following table gives details by nationality.
The boats arrested were charged with various fisheries offences including illegal fishing, illegal entry, incorrect recording of logbooks, use of illegal nets, failure to carry capacity plans, having on board illegal and-or undersize fish.
|
Nationality |
Boardings |
Detentions |
|
UK (including UK- Spanish) |
220 |
15 |
|
Spanish |
87 |
12 |
|
Irish (including Irish-Spanish) |
270 |
6 |
|
German |
8 |
1 |
|
French |
146 |
Nil |
|
Netherlands |
3 |
Nil |
|
Norway |
3 |
Nil |
|
Belgium |
3 |
Nil |
|
Ukrane |
1 |
Nil |
|
Total |
741 |
34 |
