§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show how many salmon and grilse passed through the salmon trap on the river bank at Bushmills in each month in each year since 1973, the total for each year, the number of fish taken and sold by the Department of Agriculture in each year, the sums realised from any such sales annually and the average size of the salmon and grilse ascending the river in each year.
§ Dr. Boyson[pursuant to his reply, 18 December 1984, c. 209–210]:
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Number of fish taken from trap and sold by Department of Agriculture Year Number Sums realised £ 1973 356 1,706 1974 220 665 1975 357 1,604 1976 369 2,372 1977 237 1,820 1978 219 1,889 1979 300 3,393 1980 839 5,151 1981 311 2,536 1982 32 246 1983 nil nil
Average size of salmon and grilse: figures are shown in millimetres Year Salmon Grilse Male Female Male Female 1973 749 710 619 608 1974 731 732 610 600 1975 737 718 627 608 1976 696 705 632 614 1977 704 711 675 605 1978 740 751 610 617 1979 747 716 597 581 1980 730 716 591 577 1981 725 711 608 585 1982 754 718 615 580 1983 715 706 649 625