§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much salmon is taken from coastal water off the Tweed by seals; and whether he has any proposals to deal with this problem.
§ Mr. BishopI have been asked to reply.
I regret that no estimate is available of the number of salmon taken by seals 416W off the Tweed. The National Trust, which owns the Fame Islands, recently carried out a controlled cull of the Farne Islands seal population.