European Parliament 13 May 1996, WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1071/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Fishing issues in Essex and Kent

15 . 11 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 345/27 access to fish up to three miles off shore? Does the Commission also agree that small under- 10m boats are being built precisely because they can avoid the limits altogether? If so, what actions are proposed to rectify these blatant distortions in the markets, and attempts to evade proper conservation targets?