§ Sir H. Lucas-Toothasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available to him from international sources, what was the number and total weight of salmon taken in each of the last five years by inshore nets on the Greenland coast and by drift nets and long line operated in international waters off the Greenland coast, respectively.
§ Mr. HoyThe figures are:
Coastal Fishery International Waters Metric tons Number (estimated) Metric tons Number (estimated) 1964 1,539 485,000 0 0 1965 825 260,000 36 11,000 1966 1,251 394,000 119 37,000 1967 1,283 406,000 305 96,000 1968 579 182,000 548 172,000 Figures for 1969 are not yet available.
§ Sir H. Lucas-Toothasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from 277W information available to him from international sources, how many of the salmon caught on the Greenland coast and in international waters off the Greenland
United Kingdom Canada Ireland United States of America Norway Sweden Iceland 1964 … … … 22 16 2 0 0 0 0 1965 … … … 18 18 2 2 0 0 0 1966 … … … 27 140 1 4 0 0 0 1967 … … … 38 90 0 36 0 7 1 1968 … … … 32 47 1 2 0 1 0 Figures for 1969 are not yet available.
§ Sir H. Lucas-Toothasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, from information available to him from international sources, how many boats in each of the last five years were operating off the Greenland Coast for the purpose of salmon fishing; and from what countries.
§ Mr. HoyThe figures are:
Denmark Faroes Norway Sweden 1964 — — — — 1965 — 1 1 — 1966 — 1 1 — 1967 4 4 3 — 1968 10 2 4 1 Figures for 1969 are not yet available.