§ 12. Mr. Corrieasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what extent farmed fish are capturing the market previously supplied from (a) imports, (b) fish caught by British registered fishing vessels and (c) fish caught by estuarial netsmen.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithFarmed fish accounts for only about 1 per cent. of the total of fresh fish supplies from British vessels and imports. Almost all farmed fish is salmon and rainbow trout. In relation to salmon, the evidence is of consumption increasing rather than traditional sources of supply being replaced.