HC Deb 27 July 1989 vol 157 cc856-7W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time fishermen there are; and if he is in a position to estimate the number of people employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time in the non-catching section of the fishing industry.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

[holding answer 26 July 1989]: The information is as follows:

Full-time staff Part-time staff
Enterprise Male Female Total Male Female Total Total
Catching 956 956 295 295 1,251
Processing 329 441 770 61 102 163 933
Wholesalers 26 4 30 6 6 36
Boatbuilding 44 5 49 49
Harbour staff/others 24 9 33 12 1 13 46
Retail outlets 29 3 32 2 2 4 36
Total 1,408 462 1,870 376 105 481 2,351

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many fishing vessels operate out of each of the fishing ports; and what is their overall size and their approximate age.

Table A
Vessels over 10 metres registered length classified according to registered length and home port at 31 December 1988
Port Registered length of vessels (metres)
10 to 11.9 12 to 17.9 18 to 23.9 24 to 32.9 33 to 41.9 42+over Total
Kilkeel 8 31 63 7 2 111
Portavogie 1 30 41 72
Ardglass 1 12 3 16
Others 14 8 3 1 1 27
24 81 110 7 3 1 226

TableB
Vessels over 10 metres registered length classified according to age at 31 December 1988
Age Registered length of vessels (metres)
10 to 11.9 12 to 17.9 18 to 23.9 24 to 32.9 33 to 41.9 42+over Total
Under 10 years 12 17 1 1 1 32
11–20 years 11 17 25 2 2 57
21 years and over 1 64 69 3 137
Total 24 81 111 6 3 1 226

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in theOfficial Report the weight and value of landings of fish in each of the fishing ports in each of the past 10 years.

Live weight and estimated value of all fish landed in Northern Ireland
Total Ardglass Kilkeel Portavogie Other N.I. ports
Year Tonnes £ Tonnes £ Tonnes £ Tonnes £ Tonnes £
1979 12,817.51 6,616,813 2,390.44 1,181,582 6,317.27 3,309,119 3,792.27 1,949,250 317.53 176,862
1980 13,636.55 4,622,052 3,483.62 1,120,791 6,425.46 2,294,712 328,8.05 1,088,534 439.42 118,015
1981 21,134.07 6,510,404 4,219.87 1,225,651 8,175.17 2,455,314 8,263.10 2,612,878 475.93 216,561
1982 3,4074.19 9,625,534 3,265.05 1,006,335 11,112.93 4,449,450 9,290.84 2,956,618 10,405.37 1,213,131
1983 36,989.64 10,646,732 2,811.29 1,018,966 9,276.61 4,623,889 5,895.32 2,573,299 19,006.42 2,430,578
1984 31,923.24 9,418,010 2,224.30 757,544 8,085.41 3,876,137 7,660.82 2,817,243 13,952.71 1,967,086
1985 23,272.97 10,264,507 3,037.35 1,370,338 8,562.07 4,488,573 10,095.19 4,112,725 1,578.36 292,871
1986 21,935.66 13,547,228 2,283.67 1,344,238 8,683.86 6,459,041 9,633.38 5,268,811 1,334.75 475,138
1987 21,444.48 15,232,415 2,781.84 1,601,166 9,781.92 7,659,284 7,939.15 5,475,568 941.57 496,397
1988 23,814.52 15,813,829 4,440.94 1,985,599 9,564.38 7,116,720 8,105.62 5,428,954 1,703.58 1,282,556

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