Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Crausby (Labour), on Thursday, 2 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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THE ALBATROSS

That this House notes the plight of the albatross and many other species of endangered seabirds who are indiscriminately killed as a result of longline fishing activities in the southern oceans; is concerned that hundreds of thousands of seabirds die every year, accidentally hooked on the longlines put out by fishing vessels; urges longline fishermen to use bird scaring lines with plastic streamers towed behind their vessels or set their fishing lines under water out of reach of birds; and calls upon the Government to press fishing nations to adopt action plans devised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation to reduce seabird catches in longline fisheries and to persuade the UK's European Union partners to adopt an active part in ensuring that member states with longline fleets reduce the slaughter of seabirds by fishing responsibly.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1118 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Birds Fisheries Nature conservation Albatrosses

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk