Proceeding contribution from Baroness Carnegy of Lour (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

My Lords, the Minister did not comment on the suggestion that the networks might cover one-third of the sea. I do not know very much about fish, but if these conservation zones cover too big an area, the fish are going to begin to rumble where they can go so as not to be caught. If it were a third of the sea area, I would have thought that Mother Nature and her wonders would mean that the fish would soon discover that they could cluster in that third, and the European fishermen, the Russians and so on would have a very poor time. Does the noble Lord agree?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 708 c1212
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Conservation Coastal areas Byelaws Fisheries Environment protection EU law Fishing vessels Fines Public bodies Nature conservation Marine animals National parks Shipping Seas and oceans Wildlife Territorial waters Sites of special scientific interest Marine Management Organisation Marine conservation zones Jet skis
Legislation: Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

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