HC Deb 20 January 1972 vol 829 cc267-8W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the fish caught annually by inshore fishermen in Cardigan Bay is caught by foreign fishermen.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Foreign vessels are not permitted to fish within the six-mile limit in Cardigan Bay: details are not available of the catch taken in the six to twelve mile belt in Cardigan Bay by vessels of the two states (France and the Irish Republic) who have historic rights to fish there.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the fish caught annually by inshore fishermen in Cardigan Bay was caught between the six- and 12-mile limits.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Catch statistics are not available in a form which would enable production of figures covering small areas. I am advised, however, that the overwhelming part of the inshore catch in Cardigan Bay is inside the six-mile limit.