§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what number of salmon and grilse have been taken by(a) rod anglers, (b) draft nets (c) drift nets and (d) other nets in Northern Ireland in each of the last 20 years to the end of 1987.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 27 January 1988]: No information is available for catches by rod anglers. The information requested for catches by commercial nets is shown below. This information relates to Northern Ireland other than the Foyle area:
Year Draft nets Drift nets Other nets 1968 4,510 2,489 14,322 1969 3,113 5,258 8,556 1970 3,780 6,786 7,884 1971 3,258 6,923 6,617 1972 9,475 n/a n/a 1973 4,375 2,321 n/a 1974 9,104 n/a n/a 1975 4,743 n/a n/a 1976 7,603 1,010 3,992 1977 7,623 1,176 5,796 1978 11,684 1,980 7,088 1979 6,878 990 5,886 1980 4,493 1,179 9,642 1981 2,738 992 4,916 1982 5,913 1,041 8,075 1983 5,780 1,231 8,106 1984 3,416 662 9,740 1985 1,896 1,010 6,448 1986 1,759 479 9,650 11987 1 Not yet available.