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To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) marine laboratories and (b) laboratories engaged in fishing research there are in Scotland, who owns each such laboratory and how each is funded.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make allowances for "safety tonnage" such as additional shelterdecks when tonnage on new and modernised fishing vessels is recorded. Council Decision 97/413/EC allows member states to seek an increase in their MAGP targets to take account of safety and similar improvements.We are prepared to consider any requests from the fishing industry to take account of this provision but the approval of the European Commission will also be required.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average age is of Scottish fishing vessels and how this compares with the average age of fishing vessels in other EU member states.
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment there has been of the impact of fuel costs on the fishing industry. The Scottish Executive has carried out no such assessment.
However, the stock is not in good condition and there is good reason to avoid management measures, such as permitting landing of over-quota fish, which would encourage the targeting of this species.