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St Ives MP Andrew George this week called on fisheries minister Ben Bradshaw
to bring to an end the practices responsible for large numbers of cetacean
deaths.
Mr George, who is the Liberal Democrat shadow fisheries minister, spoke
in a Commons debate on Tuesday on the outcome of the EU Fisheries Council,
which met before Christmas.
He called on the Government to take action to end pair trawling for bass,
to investigate the effect of industrial fishing and to introduce some
restrictions on fishing areas.
The MP is seeking a meeting with the French fisheries officials to bring
about better co-operation on the issue and greater compliance with EU
rules.
"Already this year large numbers of dolphins are being washed up
dead on the beaches of my constituency," said Mr George, speaking
after the debate.
"The Government should if necessary act unilaterally to make sure
that this is the last winter when these strandings occur.
"We know that pair trawling for bass is a major cause of deaths
and Defra should also be looking closely at the effects of industrial
fishing.
"The present situation is totally unacceptable and we cannot allow
it to carry on drifting like this."
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