I have always been supportive of the aquaculture industry and I was taken aback by recent reports of incidents we have seen in the national media. I compliment RTE on its investigative work on some of the aquaculture projects, where it identified serious malpractices and indicated the necessity to take action, including legal action, to stamp them out. If such malpractices were to be continued, by what I would say is a very small minority, it would damage the good name of the aquaculture business which is recognised worldwide, undermine the prospects for further development of the sector and discourage people from becoming involved in it. It is of paramount importance to the industry that whatever has been happening in the business is remedied quickly. I am not satisfied that the Marine Institute under the current arrangement has the capability to deal with this problem. There is a necessity for further action and I strongly recommend that the Minister of State gives some direction to the regional fisheries boards who have responsibility in matters of conservation, management and development of fisheries and execution of the law.