§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the latest provisional figures available to his Department for salmon catches by all methods in United Kingdom waters, and what were the comparable figures for previous years.
§ Mr. CurryThe provisional catch data for salmon in the United Kingdom during 1990 has recently been estimated at 943.5 tonnes. The components of the catch are calculated as follows:
Tonnes England and Wales 297 Scotland 542.5 Northern Ireland 104 All data are provisional since not all catch returns have been received.
Responsibility for the publication of salmon catch data for England and Wales now rests with the National Rivers Authority, which is expected to publish detailed figures for 1989 shortly. Figures for 1989 in Scotland and Northern Ireland are already available.
Data for earlier years in respect of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, have been published by the fisheries departments, and are available in the Library of the House.