This is not intended to be a reflection on the Naval Service which is doing a fine job with the resources and ships it has available. The problem lies more in our failure to implement a proper recording system for catches – one which will bear scrutiny and audit – because the present system is scrappy, haphazard and wide open to abuse. If we knew what was landed at every port and the whole procedure was above board and properly regulated, everything would be fine, but it is not. The truth is that no one knows who is catching what species, in what amounts and where it is being landed. This is as a result of a failure on our part to properly resource the inspectorate and have it available at the proper times and places.