Net Seizures and Forfeiture Orders
The North Western and Western Boards seized about 20 and five miles of nets respectively; the Minister could not provide details of forfeiture orders.
asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the total length of commercial fishing nets seized by the North Western and Western Regional Fisheries Boards in 1983; and if he will furnish a detailed list of forfeiture orders obtained in respect of these nets together with the dates of the relevant court hearings.
Comment on this
The total lengths of nets seized by the North Western and Western Regional Fisheries Boards in 1983 were about 20 miles and five miles respectively.
The obtaining of forfeiture orders is a matter for the regional fisheries board and details of such orders obtained by the regional boards concerned in 1983 are not available in my Department.