Mr. Fischler spoke about the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Does he care about it? He does not seem to take its advice. He will call for reports until the cows come home but it has proposed a complete moratorium on catching cod in the Irish Sea, the Eastern Channel, Skagerrak, the North Sea and the west of Scotland. This is the scientific advice Mr. Fischler has yet he dithers. Afterwards he called for a zero attack on cod and then changed his mind again.