§ Mr. Home Robertsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the quantity and value of migratory trout and salmon which was caught in the Northumberland and Yorkshire drift net fishery in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe declared quantity of migratory trout and salmon taken by licensed nets in the jurisdiction of the Northumbrian and Yorkshire water authorities is as follows:
Salmon (including Grilse) Migratory Trout Year Number Weight (lbs) Number Weight (lbs) 1971 n.a. 477,400 n.a. n a. 1972 n.a. 402,600 n.a. n a. 1973 n.a. 499,400 n.a. n a. 1974 52,747 395,558 36,114 163,136 1975 53,239 443,747 39,487 191,303 1976 15,703 121,407 40,137 172,854 1977 52,886 387,635 40,003 175,796 1978 51,640 416,575 37,591 154,953 1979 43,464 326,970 44,315 184,005 1980 45,790 377,946 66,055 271,867 Information is not available which would allow meaningful comparisons to be made of the annual value of the salmon and migratory trout caught in the fishery.