§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the weight and value of lobsters and other shell fish
— Lobsters Other Shell Fish Total cwts. £ cwts. £ cwts. £ 1956 1,792 37,445 1,199 3,088 2,991 40, 533 1957 1,861 41,425 12 28 1,873 41,453 1958 1,563 39,768 758 1,779 2,321 41 547 1959 1,263 35,848 957 3,142 2,220 38,990 1960 1,964 55,931 7,790 43,257 9,754 99,188 1961 1,407 45,666 5,504 34,912 6,911 80 578 1962 January-June 467 19,467 3,646 28,453 4,113 47 920
§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many crans of herrings were landed at Mallaig Harbour during 1961, and 1962 to date; what was their value; and how these figures compare with the five previous years.
§ Mr. NobleThe information is given in the table below:
Year Crans £ 1956 49,512 160,703 1957 31,631 114,654 1958 43,230 171,398 1959 53,348 192,549 1960 46,009 172,545 1961 43,938 172,833 1962 (to 30th June) 18,315 85,479
§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average weekly number of fishing vessels using Mallaig Harbour for landing fish and shell fish during 1961, and in 1962 to date; and how these figures compare with the five previous years.
§ Mr. NobleThe average weekly number of fishing vessels using Mallaig Harbour for landing fish and shell fish in recent years is set out below.
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AVERAGE WEEKLY NUMBER OF VESSELS USING MALLAIG HARBOUR — HerringVessels White Fish Vessels Shell Fish Vessels Total 1956 20 6 7 33 1957 14 8 7 29 1958 20 7 8 35 1959 21 7 8 36 1960 21 9 24 54 1961 21 9 22 52 1962 (to 30th June, 1962 21 8 22 51 landed at Mallaig during 1961, and in 1962 to date; and how these figures compare with the previous five years.
§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the weekly average number of fish lorries operating on the Mallaig road during 1961, and this year to date.
§ Mr. NobleMy information is that in 1961 the number of journeys made by fish lorries leaving Mallaig averaged ten per day in the autumn and winter months but dropped in the spring and summer months. So far this year traffic has been about the same rate. The fluctuations are due to the seasonal nature of the local fisheries.