§ 54. Sir H. Lucas-Toothasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what total weight of salmon was taken in each of the last five years by inshore nets on the Greenland coast, and by drift nets operated in international waters off the Greenland coast, respectively;
(2) how many of the salmon caught on the Greenland coast, and in international waters off the Greenland coast in each of the last five years had been previously tagged.
§ Mr. Hoy:As the reply contains a number of figures, I am circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The figures are as follows:
SALMON TAKEN IN WATERS OFF GREENLAND Metric tons (a) By inshore nets 1963 … … … … 466 1964 … … … … 1,539 1965 … … … … 825 1966 … … … … 1,251 1967 … … … … 1,200 (b) By drift nets in International Waters 1963 … … … … Nil 1964 … … … … Nil 1965 … … … … 36 1966 … … … … 87 1967 … … … … 314 NUMBER OF TAGGED SALMON CAUGHT IN WATERS OFF GREENLAND (TAGGED IN GREAT BRITAIN) 1963 … … … … 9 1964 … … … … 22 1965 … … … … 18 1966 … … … … 27 1967 … … … … 21 (provisional)