Conservation And The Fishing Industry
EDM number 372 in 2000-01, proposed by Alex Salmond on 26/02/2001.
That this House notes the decision by Scottish fishing boats to tie-up in port in an attempt to stop the slaughter of juvenile haddock and whiting; recognises that the Cod Recovery Plan in closed fishing areas has forced the fleet into fishing grounds which are teaming with juvenile fish which, when caught, must be discarded dead back into the sea by law; notes the future of the fishing industry depends on the survival of these juvenile fish; deplores the fact that working fishermen, with mortgages and financial commitments to meet, now apparently care more for the conservation of fish stocks than government Ministers and departments; and demands that the Government immediately introduce a compensated lay-up scheme to allow the industry to move through this difficult period and secure a future for the white fish industry.
This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Salmond | 26/02/2001 | Banff & Buchan | Scottish National Party | Proposed |
| Martin Smyth | 27/02/2001 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 28/02/2001 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Ian Paisley | 28/02/2001 | North Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Roy Beggs | 28/02/2001 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
| Alasdair Morgan | 01/03/2001 | Galloway & Upper Nithsdale | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Margaret Ewing | 05/03/2001 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| William Ross | 06/03/2001 | East Londonderry | UUP | Signed |
| Simon Thomas | 06/03/2001 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Roseanna Cunningham | 07/03/2001 | Perth | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| John Swinney | 07/03/2001 | North Tayside | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Andrew Welsh | 19/03/2001 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
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