Written question asked by Elliot Morley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 November 1994. It was answered by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 November 1994 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: How many drift nets in use by (a) United Kingdom, (b) Irish, (c) French and (d) Spanish fishing vessels were measured by the North East Atlantic tuna fishery this summer; which was the longest drift net recorded and how many times it was measured; how and by whom this net was measured (i) at sea and (ii) on land; and what lengths were recorded on each occasion. - The only information of net measurement that we hold is carried out by the United Kingdom Fisheries Inspectorate. We measured 13 nets. The longest net recorded was 3 km.

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