§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many salmon were taken by anglers in the river Bush in each year since the Department of Agriculture Northern Ireland took over the river; and in each of those years how many salmon were taken in each of the specially designated sections and in the unrestricted section.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information is as follows:
Year New Stretch Town or Special Stretch Leap or Restricted Stretch Unrestricted (Reported) 1973 — 68 37 20 1974 — 129 89 30 1975 — 170 135 111 1976 — 73 39 34 1977 — 79 15 13
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Reported Angling Catch 966(11) 1,134 (6) 1,517(12) 2,125(19) 831 (7) Draft Net Catch 17,363 16,438 11,781 20,304 15,481 Drift Net Catch 16,302 29,822 21,252 37,165 65,654 Fixed Net Catch 3,338 2,963 1,748 2,688 2,117 Angling Licence Revenue (£) 20,262 27,678 28,916 28,691 29,800 Commercial Licence Revenue (£) 21,740 23,257 25,375 27,338 32,763 The angling catch figures include only the number of salmon and grilse caught by those licensed anglers who made returns to the Foyle Fisheries Commission. The figures in brackets indicate the number of returns received as a percentage of the total number of angling licences issued for each year.