Mr. Strongasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the amount, by volume and value, of cod, whiting, saithe, plaice, haddock and 287W mackerel, respectively, caught by each EEC member State in the waters of EEC member States for each year since 1965;
(2) what was the amount, by volume and value, of cod, whiting, saithe, plaice, haddock and mackerel, respectively, caught by each EEC member State in third-country waters since 1965.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI regret that some of the information requested could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. I shall, however, write to the hon. Member as soon as possible giving him the very detailed information which is available and I shall also place a copy in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the amount, by volume and value, of (a) cod, (b) whiting, (c) saithe, (d) plaice, (e) haddock, and (f) mackerel caught by each member State of the EEC within the following zones from the British coast (i) 3 miles, (ii) 3 to 12 miles, (iii) 12 to 50 miles and (iv) 50 to 200 miles in each year since 1965.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI regret that not all the information required is available. The information which is available, however, is very detailed and will take some time to extract. I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible giving him this information and place copies in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the most recent estimate of stocks of cod, whiting, saithe, plaice, haddock and mackerel, respectively, for catching within the waters of each member State of the EEC.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithCatch possibilities for 1980 are contained in Council regulation 754/80, to which the Commission has proposed a number of amendments (9336/80, 9336/80 Cor 1 and 10688/80), which have not yet been agreed by the Council but which are taken into account in the following figures. The Commission has also recently proposed EEC availabilities for 1981 in document 11477–80, on which the figures below for that year are based. I regret that separate estimates are not available for the waters of the individual member States.
Thousands metric tonnes Species Overall quantities available for member States*1980 1981 Cod† 320.20 346.25 Haddock 109.70 139.30 Saithe 113.38 98.88 Whiting 203.80 198.83 Plaice 126.72 111.77 Mackerel 313.40 310.20 * Comprising North Atlantic stocks in the Baltic, Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea, English Channel, Celtic Sea, Bristol Channel, Western Approaches, Irish Sea, West of Ireland, West of Scotland, Rockall, St. Pierre and Miquelon. In certain cases some of the catch included in the above estimates is likely to be taken in the waters of third countries with which the stock is shared. † Excluding stocks at East and West Greenland, for which 1981 data are not yet available.