Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the catch of nephrops in 1988, 1989 and 1990; and what is the projected catch in 1991 based upon the experiences of the first two months of the year.
§ Mr. HanleyLandings of nephrops into Northern Ireland totalled 5,344 tonnes, 5,595 tonnes and 5,606 tonnes for the years 1988, 1989 and 1990 respectively. Landings in the first two months of 1988, 1989 and 1990 totalled 423 tonnes, 370 tonnes and 222 tonnes respectively compared with 397 tonnes for the same period in 1991. This does not give a statistically sound basis from which to project the total 1991 landings.