§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) which nations claim historic fishing rights within the British 12-mile limits; and what are the approximate catch sizes of those nations in the latest available year;
(2) what was the approximate catch by fishing boats from other EEC countries (a) within 12 miles of Great Britain's shore (b) between 12 and 50 miles, and (c) between 50 and 200 miles, in the latest available years;
(3) what the approximate catch by British fishing boats (a) within 12 miles of Great Britain's shore (b) between 12 and 50 miles, and (c) between 50 and 200 miles in the latest available years;
(4) what was the approximate catch by fishing boats from countries outside the EEC (a) within 12 miles of Great
CATCHES IN WATERS WITHIN UNITED KINGDOM FISHERIES JURISDICTION (1,000 TONNES) Within†12 miles Between 12 and 50 miles Between 50 and 200 miles United Kingdom Fleet United Kingdom Fleet Other* EEC Fleets Third Countries' Fleets United Kingdom Fleet Other* EEC Fleets Third Countries' Fleets DEMERSAL 1972 … 166..9 137.5 154.8 82.0 62.1 79.1 48.4 1973 … 137.7 112.7 180.9 75.4 56.4 66.1 42.9 1974 … 112.7 114.6 183.2 118.9 54.9 68.2 100.5 1975 … 119.7 94.5 218.4 156.0 45.7 82.2 118.5 1976 … 132.9 108.3 n.a. n.a. 56.8 n.a. n.a. PELAGIC 1972 … 202.9 30.8 111.9 418.1 1.0 60.6 26.4 1973 … 249.4 39.2 202.2 504.9 2.1 65.7 132.6 1974 … 245.6 30.0 152.5 481.3 0.2 7.7 108.1 1975 … 208.1 25.2 192.1 764.5 0.9 21.5 59.0 1976 … 248.7 33.0 n.a. n.a. 8.4 n.a. n.a. NORWAY POUT/SANDEELS 1972 … 4.4 2.4 166.6 32.4 nil 183.5 25.1 1973 … 13.5 8.4 132.2 41.4 6.3 140.7 32.3 1974 … 16.9 20.0 166.8 78.6 16.1 160.7 62.9 1975 … 18.6 16.2 79.8 35.8 12.0 210.3 151.6 1976 … 20.8 15.2 n.a. n.a. 11.6 n.a. n.a. * Includes catches that may be within 12 miles. †Foreign catches within 12 miles cannot be estimated from available data. Source: MAFF Fisheries Laboratory Data.