Mr. Andrew Kinneen:

We have looked at additional measures. As Dr. Steele correctly said, it is a policy matter. They included, for example, more discreet marking of frozen catches on board because one carton can look very like another carton. If there was legislation there that insisted they were colour coded or more amenable to inspection that would be helpful. We know that there are CCTV systems that are very effective in identifying production lines and what is happening on them to try to eliminate risks of illegal discarding and high-grading. Again, that is a policy matter. I know from hearing people in the fishing industry that they do not necessarily welcome the imposition of these technologies on boats. It is a one-size-fits-all in the way it is set up at the moment for the larger fishing vessels. There is no clear demarcation between vessels that freeze their fish or catch it and land it fresh. The technologies are a factor. A range of measures could be considered by the policy makers - and that includes the observer schemes as well - but that might not necessarily be welcomed by all sectors of the industry.