§ Mr. TrotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the 1989 haddock quota has been exceeded; what is the extent to which quotas have been exceeded at 111W each port; when it first became clear that the local quotas had been exceeded and why action was not taken immediately to prevent excess fishing continuing by those who had exceeded their quotas; and what steps he intends taking to prevent this situation recurring.
§ Mr. LangFinal information is not yet available on the exact level of the United Kingdom's landings of North sea haddock. The table shows the estimated level of overfishing by those groups excluded from the fishery
Organisations Allocation (tonnes) Catch known at 11 November(tonnes) Catch as a percentage of allocation Date of withdrawal of licences Scottish Fishermen's Organisation 18,252 18,791 103 7 October North East of Scotland Fishermen's Organisation 13,090 13,790 105 7 October Shetland Fish Producers Organisation 2,602 2,680 101 4 November Fish Producers Organisation 879 954 109 13 September