HC Deb 22 January 2001 vol 361 c409W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many UK fishing vessels there were in(a) May 1992, (b) in May 1997 and (c) at the latest date for which figures are available. [145579]

Mr. Morley

Information is not available for the dates requested. However the table sets out the numbers of vessels in the UK fleet as at 1 January 1992, 1997 and 2000, the latest year for which figures are available.

UK fishing fleet (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man)
Number of UK fishing vessels at 10 metres or less overall length Over 10 metres overall length Total
1 January 1992 7,538 3,873 11,411
1 January 1997 6,091 2,576 8,667
1 January 2000 5,920 2,120 8,040

Source:

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics