HC Deb 13 November 1989 vol 160 c60W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Western Isles, 4 April,Official Report, column 160, if he will state the size of the sand-eel catches in ICES Division VIa in 1989, the amount of fishing effort directed towards sand-eel fishing, the percentage of the catch by weight made up of O-group and I-group fish, and the home ports of vessels concerned.

Mr. Lang

The information available is set out in the table. Data on the breakdown of catches into age groups are not yet available.