§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has formed of the effect on British salmon fisheries of the expansion of salmon netting off the coast of Greenland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HoyThe salmon netting industry off the coast of Greenland has increased considerably in recent years, and it is known from tagging of fish that the catches include salmon derived from British rivers as well as other European and North American rivers. The number of tagged fish of British origin caught in Greenland is up to the present time very small compared with the number of such fish caught in British waters.
As indicated in the replies by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland to Questions on this subject on 2nd and 4th June further investigations are proceeding to enable a better assessment to be made of the possible effect on British fishing of this development.