§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the 1999 haddock quota tonnage allocated to the United Kingdom and the total haddock quota tonnage available to the EU within EU and external waters. [81854]
§ Mr. MorleyThe information requested is as follows:
Stock EU quota (tonnes) UK quota EU waters Area IIa, North Sea 69,680 157,045 Skagerrak and Kattegat, Area IIIb, c, d 3,675 0 Area Vb, VI, XII, XIV 19,000 15,110 Area VII, VIII, IX, X CECAF 34.1.1 26,990 4,590 External waters Faroese zone 500 2430 Norwegian zone (north of 62°N) 1,700 1,118 Norwegian zone (south of 62°N) 930 0 Total 122,475 78,293 1Of which no more than 50,000 tonnes may be fished in the Norwegian zone 2 EU quota in Faroese waters is for cod and haddock combined and is not split for each species