§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what amount and proportion of European Community quotas in Greenland waters was taken by(a) Scottish and (b) English vessels in each year going back to 1976.
§ Mr. CurryAs catches of species other than cod such as Greenland halibut and redfish are minimal, being essentially by catches, the information in the following tables is for cod catches only.
United Kingdom catches of cod at West Greenland Catches by English/Welsh registered vessels Catches by Scottish registered vessels Year Tonnes(live weight) Percentage of EC quota1 Tonnes (live weight) Percentage of EC quota 1976 155 n/a — n/a 1977 — n/a — n/a 1978 — n/a — n/a
United Kingdom catches of cod at East Greenland Year Catches by English/ Welsh registered vessels Catches by Scottish registered vessels Tonnes (live weight) Percentage of EC quota1 Tonnes (live weight) Percentage of EC quota 1976 1,514 n/a — n/a 1977 1,393 n/a — n/a 1978 45 n/a — n/a 1979 — n/a — n/a 1980 — n/a — n/a 1981 — n/a — n/a 1982 — — — — 1983 66 0.4 — — 1984 — — — — 1985 — — — — 1986 — — — — 1987 — — — — 1988 — — — — 1989 1,295 11.3 2— 2— 1 Prior to 1982 there was no EC quota. 2 Not yet available. n/a = not applicable. Source: MAFF
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