§ Sir Cranley OnslowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what access his Department has had to the findings of the Bushmills salmon research station on the impact of cormorant predation on salmon stocks. [13716]
§ Mrs. BrowningMinistry scientists are fully aware of the Bushmills Salmon research station studies on the impact of cormorant predation on salmon stocks. Results of these studies have been published in the international press and discussed at meetings of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas north Atlantic salmon working group.