ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES

Early day motion 918, tabled 1 November 2005 by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 24 members.

That this House believes it should demonstrate its commitment to taking practical measures to reduce the impact of overfishing on the world's oceans by removing from sale in food outlets those species sourced from the most overexploited stocks or caught using the most destructive and wasteful fishing methods, including Atlantic cod, haddock, tropical prawns, swordfish and bluefin tuna, as noted in the Greenpeace Report A Recipe For Disaster; further believes that it should move immediately to adopt a fully sustainable seafood procurement policy; and recognises that unless immediate action is taken on these most vulnerable and destructively fished species to ensure their sustainability, there is a fundamental threat not just to those populations, but to the future of the British fishing industry as well.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Conservative 4, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1.