Joe McHugh (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 6a:

In page 26, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:

"(3) In—

(a) subsection (2)(a), 'freshwater fish' means any fish living in freshwater, other than a kind of fish that migrates to and from the sea, and

(b) subsection (2)(e), 'shell-fish' means any aquatic mollusc or crustacean having a shell and includes all aquatic bivalve molluscs of the Ostreoida order, particularly members of the Ostreina and Pectinina suborders.".

Much of the discussion in the Dáil referred to freshwater fishing. The practitioners on the ground and those involved in the industry were very appreciative of the movement which allowed many of their recommendations and suggestions to be taken on board. The Minister has also added fish such as sea bass and tope to this list of definitions. The amendment is similar to that taken in the Dáil. I wish to record the appreciation in this regard.