§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the approximate catches made by foreign vessels designated by country within Great Britain's 12-mile and Great Britain's 200-mile limits in 1977 and 1978.
§ Mr. BishopI regret that figures for catches by foreign vessels within the United Kingdom's 12 or 200-mile fishery limit are not yet available for 1977 or 1978; nor are such figures available for the waters around any separate part or parts of the United Kingdom, for example, Great Britain.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which countries have been designated under section 2(1) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976; and which countries have had their fishing boats excluded from British waters.
§ Mr. BishopThe countries whose vessels are currently designated to fish in areas within British fishery limits are as follows:
- (a) All EEC member States;
- (b) The following other countries:
- The Faroe Islands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
Countries whose vessels have in the past fished in waters now within British fishery limits but which are not at present designated under section 2(1) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976 include the following:
- Bulgaria
- Finland
- German Democratic Republic (GDR)
- Iceland
- Poland
- Rumania
- USSR
Of these, Finland, the German Democratic Republic, Poland and the USSR 871W were at one time designated under the 1976 Act.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the numbers of licences issued and fees charged to British and foreign vessels under section 3 subsections (4) and (5) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976.
§ Mr. BishopThe information requested is being assembled and will be sent to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.