§ Mr. ChannonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what are the recorded landings of Dover sole in area 4c from beam trawlers of 17 m and over in each year since 1983;
(2) what is the yearly total of recorded Dover sole fish landed from over 10 m and under 17 m boats in area 4c in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is as follows:
Landings of Dover sole by United Kingdom vessels from ICES area IVc Beamers over 17 m 10–17 m vessels Total United Kingdom vessels Year Tonnes Tonnes Tonnes 1984 57 292 468 1985 158 321 614 1986 171 184 440 1987 101 220 443 1988 217 208 570 1989 312 205 713 1990 511 243 963 1991 504 190 900 1992 272 116 585 Note:
All quantities are given in tonnes liveweight. Length bands given relate to registered, not overall, length because prior to 1989 vessel lengths were measured in terms of registered lengths only. No comparable data is available for 1983 and the final figures for 1993 are not yet available.