HC Deb 26 January 1970 vol 794 cc276-7W
Sir H. Lucas-Tooth

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available to him from international sources, what was the number and total weight of salmon taken in each of the last five years by inshore nets on the Greenland coast and by drift nets and long line operated in international waters off the Greenland coast, respectively.

Mr. Hoy

The figures are:

Coastal Fishery International Waters
Metric tons Number (estimated) Metric tons Number (estimated)
1964 1,539 485,000 0 0
1965 825 260,000 36 11,000
1966 1,251 394,000 119 37,000
1967 1,283 406,000 305 96,000
1968 579 182,000 548 172,000

Figures for 1969 are not yet available.

Sir H. Lucas-Tooth

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available to him from international sources, how many of the salmon caught on the Greenland coast and in international waters off the Greenland

United Kingdom Canada Ireland United States of America Norway Sweden Iceland
1964 22 16 2 0 0 0 0
1965 18 18 2 2 0 0 0
1966 27 140 1 4 0 0 0
1967 38 90 0 36 0 7 1
1968 32 47 1 2 0 1 0

Figures for 1969 are not yet available.

Sir H. Lucas-Tooth

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available to him from international sources, how many boats in each of the last five years were operating off the Greenland Coast for the purpose of salmon fishing; and from what countries.

Mr. Hoy

The figures are:

Denmark Faroes Norway Sweden
1964
1965 1 1
1966 1 1
1967 4 4 3
1968 10 2 4 1

Figures for 1969 are not yet available.

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