Salmon (Hansard, 19 December 1991)

§ Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has as to the incidence of farmed salmon escapees entering salmon rivers in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Hanley
Northern Ireland salmon rivers are not regularly monitored for farmed salmon escapees. All the information available in shown in the table.

River Number of Escapees

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

Bush 4 0 1 2 3

Glenarm n/a n/a n/a ¹159 0

Other Co. Antrim Rivers n/a n/a n/a ¹0 n/a

Notes
n/a—No monitoring undertaken.
¹ As a result of a special exercise undertaken following a known escape from a salmon farm.

§ Mr. William Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums he has expended on research into the effect of farmed salmon escapes on the native stocks of salmon in Northern Ireland rivers in each of the last three financial years and the current year.

§ Mr. Hanley
The sums expended were as follows:

£

1988–89 Nil

1989–90 Nil

1990–91 2,560

1991–92 ¹4,844

¹ Up to 30 November 1991.

River	Number of Escapees
	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Bush	4	0	1	2	3
Glenarm	n/a	n/a	n/a	¹159	0
Other Co. Antrim Rivers	n/a	n/a	n/a	¹0	n/a

	£
1988–89	Nil
1989–90	Nil
1990–91	2,560
1991–92	¹4,844
¹ Up to 30 November 1991.