HC Deb 25 March 1977 vol 928 cc710-2W
Mr. Jopling

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimated tonnage of marketable fish exists within 6, 12, 25, 35 and 50 mile bands around the coast; and what tonnage exists within 6 and 12 mile bands, when calculated on the same headland to headland basis as used by Iceland.

Mr. Bishop

I regret that the figures are not readily available in the form requested, but figures are attached giving estimated catches within 12, 50 and 200 miles of the United Kingdom:

ESTIMATED CATCHES OF DEMERSAL AND PELAGIC SPECIES WITHIN 12,50 AND 200 MILES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Within 12 miles* Within 50 miles Within 200 miles
United Kingdom fleet† United Kingdom fleet† Other EEC fleets Third Countries' fleets Total United Kingdom fleet† Other EEC fleets Third Countries' fleets Total
(000's tonnes whole weight)
(a) Demersal
1972 … … … … 166.9 304.4 154.8 82.0 541.2 366.5 233.9 130.4 730.8
(22) (40) (48)
1973 … … … … 137.7 258.8 180.9 75.4 515.1 315.2 247.0 118.3 680.5
(19) (35) (43)
1974 … … … … 112.7 227.3 183.2 118.9 529.4 282.2 251.4 219.0 752.6
(17) (34) (42)
1975 … … … … 119.7 214.2 N.A. N.A. N.A. 259.9 N.A. N.A. N.A.
(20) (35) (43)
Average 1972–74 … … … … 139.1 263.5 173.0 92.1 528.6 321.3 244.1 155.9 721.3
(19) (37) (45)
(b) Pelagic
1972 … … … … 202.9 233.7 111.9 418.1 763.7 234.7 172.5 444.5 851.7
(86) (100) (100)
1973 … … … … 249.4 288.6 202.2 504.9 995.7 290.7 267.9 637.5 1,196.1
(86) (99) (100)
1974 … … … … 245.6 275.6 152.5 481.3 909.4 275.8 160.2 589.4 1,025.4
(89) (100) (100)
1975 … … … … 208.1 233.3 N.A. N.A. N.A. 234.2 N.A. N.A. N.A.
(89) (99) (100)
Average 1972–74 … … … … 232.6 266.0 155.5 468.1 889.6 267.1 200.2 557.1 1,024.4
(87) (100) (100)
(c) Norway Pout/Sandeels
1972 … … … … 4.4 6.8 166.6 32.4 205.8 6.8 350.1 57.5 414.4
(65) (100) (100)
1973 … … … … 13.5 21.9 132.2 41.4 195.5 28.2 272.9 73.7 374.8
(48) (78) (100)
1974 … … … … 16.9 36.9 166.8 78.6 282.3 53.0 327.5 141.5 522.0
(31) (69) (98)
1975 … … … … 18.6 34.8 N.A. N.A. N.A. 46.8 N.A. N.A. N.A.
(40) (74) (100)
Average 1972–74 … … … … 11.6 21.9 155.2 50.8 277.9 29.3 316.8 90.9 437.1
(39) (74) (99)
N.A.=Not available.
* Foreign catches within 12 miles cannot be estimated reliably from available data.
† Figures in brackets show United Kingdom catch within each area as percentage of that year's total United Kingdom catch of species in question.
Source: MAFF Fisheries Laboratory.