Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is evident that having an observer on board is the most foolproof way to deal with such a situation. It applies to every boat, including factory vessels and the big refrigerated tanks. It is difficult to understand that for five weeks nobody has been able to get on board them. Bad weather will probably blow over in 24 hours, whatever about the swell, but I believe they can be boarded. It is essential when there is the rumour or reality of fishermen grading fish on board and not observing the discard ban. That is wide open to abuse. The amount of fish being killed and lost in that regard is doing huge damage to the stock, so it must be dealt with.