Question reference: S2W-32450
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 16 March 2007
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Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 29 March 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what total amount of time is spent by each Scottish fishery patrol vessel per annum in ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) area VIa.
Answer
The total amount of time spent byeach Fishery Protection Vessel (FPV) of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agencyin ICES area Via: is as follows:
FPV Jura: 23.5 days.
FPV Vigilant: 56.5 days.
FPV Minna: 217.5 days.
FPV Norna: 231 days.