§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of fish was(a) landed and (b) discarded in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) the European Union in the last year for which figures are available. [7242]
§ Mr. MorleyDetails of fish landings into the UK in 2000 are published in Section 3 of United Kingdom Sea Fisheries Statistics 1999 and 2000. This is available in the House of Commons Library.
Only incomplete information on landings into other member states of the EU is currently available, as set out.
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Fish landings into national ports of other member states of the EU 1998–1999 Tonnes product weight 1998 1999 2000 Belgium 18,795 18,608 17,988 Denmark 1,721,906 1,064,418 1,144,089 Germany 107,528 — — Greece 100,549 97,423 90,380 Spain 1,106,113 949,906 — France 293,347 265,772 276,256 Eire — — — Italy 291,540 263,169 295,096 Netherlands 543,474 523,249 508,972
Fish landings into national ports of other 1998–2999 Tonnes product weight 1998 1999 2000 Portugal 208,464 183,754 — Finland 71,882 52,563 67,690 Sweden 391,067 326,756 314,330 Total 4,854,665 3,745,618 2,714,801 Source:
Eurostat
Comparable figures of the total quantities of fish discarded either by vessels from the UK or by those from other member states are not available. The majority of discards are undersized and unmarketable fish.