HC Deb 15 November 1967 vol 754 cc146-7W
Mr. Michael Shaw

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total herring catches landed at Whitby for the seasons 1963 to 1967, inclusive; and from which grounds they were caught.

Mr. Hoy

Total landings of herrings at Whitby were as follows:—

Year cwts.
1963 43,723
1964 27,681
1965 10,734
1966 18,528
1967 3,708

All the herrings were caught in the North Sea.

Mr. Michael Shaw

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total herring catches landed at Scarborough for the seasons 1963 to 1967, inclusive; and from which grounds they were caught.

Mr. Hoy

Total landings of herrings at Scarborough were as follows:—

Year cwts.
1963 39,916
1964 48,944
1965 52,150
1966 27,461
1967 23,707

All the herrings were caught in the North Sea.

Mr. Michael Shaw

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the average Whitby landings per boat of white fish for the months of August and September, 1963 to 1967, inclusive.

Mr. Hoy

Average landings per vessel* in whitby for these periods are estimated as follows:—

cwts.
August September
1963 44 24
1964 114 92
1965 169 122
1966 409 193
1967 469 531
* Average assessed on total landings of demersal fish by vessels of over 40 feet in these months, and the number of such vessels at this port at the beginning of each of the years.

Mr. Michael Shaw

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the average Scarborough landings per boat of white fish for the months of August and September, 1963 to 1967, inclusive.

Mr. Hoy

Average landings per vessel* in Scarborough for these periods are estimated as follows:—

cwts.
August September
1963 173 88
1964 131 114
1965 398 214
1966 424 327
1967 369 180
* Average assessed on total landings of demersal fish by vessels of over 40 feet in these months, and the number of such vessels at this port at the beginning of each of the years.