§ 48. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Food to state approximately the tonnage of fish lost to this country by the boycott against Icelandic landings; and to what extent this has been counterbalanced by landings from German trawlers.
Dr. HillLandings of fresh white fish from Icelandic vessels fell from 48,700 tons in the 16 months preceding 1st September, 1952, to 2,000 tons in the 16 months that followed. In the same period, landings from German trawlers increased from 14,500 tons to 23,500 tons.