§ Sir John Wellsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the value of commercial landings of oysters and of all other shellfish for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MacGregorDifficulties in collecting complete statistics on shellfish landings mean that available figures may significantly under-estimate the total landings in some instances. The available information is as follows:290W
Value of United Kingdom Landings by United Kingdom Vessels (£'000) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Oysters 1,009 1,001 1,116 925 636 Cockles 504 807 592 458 327 Crabs 3,906 3,968 4,258 4,246 6,373 Lobsters 4,130 3,348 3,881 4,251 5,744 Mussels 271 460 229 461 468 Nephrops 22,114 14,924 16,593 21,289 24,054 Periwinkles 747 801 787 775 864 Queens 1,335 1,379 1,933 1,291 2,091 Scallops 3,861 5,537 5,374 5,830 6,116 Shrimps 979 998 1,097 1,147 2,498 Squids 355 433 615 1,126 953 Whelks 261 259 351 380 226 Other shellfish 386 309 328 316 667 Total shellfish 39,858 34,224 37,154 42,495 51,017