§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his estimates for the most recent available years of the catch and species taken by (a) Norway and (b) Faroes within the British 200-mile fishing limit and of the return catches and species taken by Great Britain in their waters.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithUnited Kingdom vessels took the following quantities of fish in Norwegian and Faroese waters in 1978 and 1979 under reciprocal agreements negotiated by the European Community:
647WFigures for Norwegian and Faroese catches within the United Kingdom 200-mile fishing limits are not available. However, during the same period the following
Tonnes Norwegian catches Faroese catches Species 1978* 1979 1978 1979† Cod 1,500 ‡ — — Haddock 500 ‡ — — Saithe 5,000 ‡ — — Whiting 1,500 ‡ — — Mackerel 67,500 ‡ 35,000 27,400 Sprat 80,000 ‡ — — Norwegian Pout 10,000 ‡ 32,100 18,000 Sandeel 20,000 ‡ 10,930 12,650 Blue Whiting 32,000 ‡ 14,500 14,900 Blue ling/ling 15,000 ‡ — — Tusk 5,000 ‡ — — Dogfish 7,000 ‡ — — Herring 4,100 ‡ 1,030 820 Greenland shrimp 10,000 ‡ 7,760 3,570 Horse Mackerel — ‡ — 3,340 Others 5,400 ‡ 3,030 2,370 *Estimate. † Provisional. ‡ Not yet available.