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Proceeding contribution from Austin Mitchell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 October 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords].

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]

I am defending the interests of fishing as an industry and as a leisure activity—I would have thought that my hon. Friend would have supported that. My assertion is that fishing is an agent of conservation, and one cannot have marine conservation areas, which are intended primarily to conserve the marine environment, by also placing added restrictions on fishing. That defeats the purpose of the marine conservation areas.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
498 c82 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Access Common fisheries policy Conservation Coastal areas Cooperation Countryside Fisheries Environment protection Land use Inshore fishing Environment Agency Isles of Scilly Isle of Wight Estuaries Planning Public bodies Public footpaths Marine animals Wales Sports Rights of way Seas and oceans Welsh Government Angling Natural England Marine Management Organisation Marine conservation zones Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk