HC Deb 17 January 1986 vol 89 cc721-3W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the number of applications for licences to kill cormorants received in 1984 and 1985; and what was the number granted, the number of cormorants allowed to be killed, the number killed, and, in each case, the location and the reason for the killing.

Mr. John MacKay

The details are as follows:

1984 1985
i.Applications received 25 37
ii. Licences granted 25 36

1984 1985
iii No limits were attached to licences issued in 1984; one licence issued in 1985 to the Ythan district salmon fishery board set an upper limit of 100 birds.
iv Numbers killed, including provisional figures for 1985, and locations were as shown in the table below.
v. Licences were issued for the prevention of serious damage to fisheries

Loch or River System Number of Licences Numbers killed under licence
1984 1985 1984 1985
Kyle of Sutherland nil 1 nil 13
Naver nil 1 nil 15
Loch Etive nil 1 nil nil
Loch Fitty nil 1 nil 13
Loch Maree 1 1 5 7
Loch Leven 1 nil 107 nil
Lochailort 1 4 1 7
Doon 1 1 22 14
Laggan and Duich 1 1 18 21
Spean 1 1 3 5
Brora 1 1 14 29
South Esk 3 3 4 nil
Spey and Findhorn 1 2 1 1
Nairn 1 1 22 4
Annan 1 3 nil nil
Awe 1 1 nil 2
Conon 1 2 6 nil
Tay 6 7 272 212
Tweed 2 2 85 19
Ythan 1 1 314 88
Shin 1 nil 12 nil
Helmsdale nil 1 nil nil
Total 25 36 886 450

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