§ 67. Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total amount of herring caught in the United Kingdom in 1969; and how this compares with other nations engaged in the North Atlantic fisheries.
§ Mr. PriorThe total quantity of herring landed in the United Kingdom by British vessels in 1969 was 121,750 tons (123,700 metric tons).
Catches in 1969 by the other main countries which fish in the North Atlantic were:
Metric tons Belgium 500 Canada 486,900 Denmark 318,400 Faroes 45,000 Finland 56,600 France 27,100 West Germany 178,900 Iceland 56,900 Irish Republic 34,700 Netherlands 48,900 Norway 189,800 Poland 99,600 Sweden 185,800 U.S.S.R 398,500