Mr. J. Enoch Powellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the recommended allocation between States when the herring fishing was re-opened off the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea; and what are believed to have been the respective total catches to date.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe quota allocations proposed by the European Commission for 1981 were as follows:
European Community Members West of Scotland Irish Sea (excluding Mourne) Irish Sea (Mourne) Mourne) tonnes tonnes tonnes Germany 6,150 nil nil France 1,000 nil nil Ireland 7,850 860 150 Netherlands 3,000 nil nil United Kingdom 37,000 2,540 250 Norway *10,000 Total 65,000 3,400 400 * Allocation agreed by the EEC Council of Ministers.
119WTotal catches, as reported to the European Commission, covering the period to the dates indicated were as follows:
European Community Members West of Scotland Irish Sea (excluding Mourne) Irish Sea (Mourne) tonnes tonnes tonnes Germany 5,481 (31.12.81) nil nil France 1,243 (1,12,81) No Report No Report Ireland 7,831 (31.12.81) 2,213 (31.12.81) nil Netherlands 2,966 (31.12.81) 114 (30.11.81) nil United Kingdom 3,3805 (31.12.81) 3,096 (31.12.81) 295 (31.12.81) Denmark 1,580 (20,12,81) nil nil Norway 3,483 (31.12.81) Total 56,395 5,423 295