Written question asked by Joan Walley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 June 1996. It was answered by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 June 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What work has been undertaken by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to assess the threats to the basking shark in United Kingdom waters over the last five years.

Answer: Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what work has been undertaken by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to assess the threats to the basking shark in United Kingdom waters over the last five years.[31337] Mr. Clappison: The joint nature conservation committee--JNCC--and the Government's statutory conservation agencies have contributed funds to a number of research projects concerned with the status of the basking shark in British waters in the last five years. These projects include acoustic tagging of basking sharks for tracking and monitoring, plankton and water quality sampling, and funding for a basking shark watch scheme. The JNCC has also supported several workshops which have brought together expertise and existing knowledge on basking sharks.

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