Written question asked by Tam Dalyell (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the letter of 14th August 2002, 172597/JD to the honourable Member for Linlithgow, what monitoring has been done of the safeguards in the Protocol with Mauretania to protect fish resources off the West African Coast.

Answer: Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the letter of 14 August, Ref 172597/JD to the hon. Member for Linlithgow, what monitoring has been done of the safeguards in the Protocol with Mauritania to protect fish resources off the West African Coast. [74196] Mr. Morley: The first meeting of the Joint Committee provided for under the EU/Mauritania Fisheries Protocol took place in June, at which the implementation of the new 2001/2006 Protocol during its first year was reviewed. A joint scientific working party was established to examine the state of the stocks and report to the Joint Committee before 1 November 2002.

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