§ Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the quotas for each European Economic Community member State in 1978 and 1979 for North Sea cod, haddock and whiting.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithNo allocations of quotas between member States were agreed for the stocks mentioned for either year.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total North Sea cod, haddock and whiting catch by all countries in 1978 and 1979, respectively; and how much was caught by European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe following catches of cod, haddock and whiting in the North Sea have been reported to ICES for 1978 and 1979:2W
'000 tonnes (liveweight) Cod Haddock Whiting 1978 EEC 258.4 88.7 103.3 All countries 261.4 89.5 103.4 1979 EEC 224.1 82.8 132.5 All countries 227.9 84.8 132.6 The 1979 figures are provisional. Source: ICES.
§ Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the total allowable catch recommended by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea for North Sea cod, haddock and whiting, respectively, for 1978 and 1979.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe final recommendations of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea for these stocks are set out below.
1978 1979 Cod (North Sea) 210 247 Haddock (North Sea) 105 83 Whiting (North Sea) 111 111 Figures in thousand tonnes.