§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many(a) salmon and (b) grilse were taken by each type of net in the fisheries of England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; and how many such fish were taken by anglers in each of those years.
§ Mr. JackI regret that separate figures for catches of salmon and of grilse are not available. Combined catches of salmon and grilse in England and Wales, by method of capture, in each of the years 1983 to 1991, are given in the table. Catch data for 1992 are still being collated by the National Rivers Authority.
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Reported catches and average weight of salmon and grilse caught in drift net fisheries in England and Wales: 1983–91 Numbers caught Average weight (kg) Northumbria Coast1 1983 62,944 3.6 1984 50,685 3.6 1985 46,652 3.7 1986 53,898 3.8 1987 33,064 3.6 1988 42,066 3.6 1989 31,328 3.5 1990 40,496 3.9 1991 20,098 3.8 154W
Numbers caught Average weight (kg) Yorkshire Coast 1983 12,245 3.8 1984 7,810 3.6 1985 9,291 3.6 1986 8,059 3.6 1987 2,562 3.3 1988 5,399 3.4 1989 4,908 3.1 1990 7,723 3.4 1991 2,365 3.6 River Camel 1983 219 3.2 1984 225 2.9 1985 286 3.4 1986 220 3.3 1987 110 3.6 1988 729 2.8 1989 — — 1990 — — 1991 — — River Ribble 1983 432 4.2 1984 507 5.1 1985 395 5.5 1986 434 5.0 1987 508 4.7 1988 829 4.8 1989 502 4.9 1990 239 5.1 1991 206 4.6 River Lune 1983 1,152 3.5 1984 1,306 3.1 1985 912 3.4 1986 1,497 3.4 1987 1,703 3.2 1988 2,402 3.3 1989 2,284 3.4 1990 1,405 3.5 1991 1,472 3.6 North West Coast 1983 1,167 3.3 1984 735 3.7 1985 417 3.3 1986 868 3.4 1987 416 3.6 1988 760 3.2 1989 816 3.1 1990 479 4.0 1991 195 3.7 Anglian Coast 1983 — — 1984 — — 1985 — — 1986 — — 1987 — — 1988 — — 1989 4 4.5 1990 9 2.1 1991 34 3.2 River Wye 1983 135 4.0 1984 144 5.1 1985 — — 1986 — — 1987 — — 1988 — — 1989 — — 1990 — — 1991 — —
Numbers caught Average weight (kg) River Usk 1983 757 4.1 1984 689 4.7 1985 1,656 4.7 1986 1,290 4.4 1987 1,579 3.7 1988 1,807 4.0 1989 1,893 4.5 1990 1,827 5.4 1991 1,154 5.5 River Clywd 1983 323 2.6 1984 344 2.5 1985 295 2.3 1986 260 2.8 1987 259 2.4 1988 267 2.7 1989 89 3.0 1990 63 3.3 1991 135 2.9 River Tywi (coracle nets) 1983 80 4.8 1984 54 2.5 1985 25 4.2 1986 72 5.0 1987 59 4.2 1988 53 4.3 1989 57 4.4 1990 44 4.5 1991 49 4.2 River Taf (coracle nets) 1983 10 9.4 1984 1 9.0 1985 26 4.3 1986 4 7.0 1987 3 9.3 1988 6 3.5 1989 — — 1990 9 3.7 1991 5 3.6 River Teifi (coracle nets) 1983 66 3.4 1984 33 5.1 1985 29 3.6 1986 68 4.0 1987 62 3.5 1988 49 3.7 1989 48 3.5 1990 166 3.4 1991 42 3.8 River Dee (trammel nets) 1983 264 3.6 1984 265 3.1 1985 268 3.7 1986 261 4.5 1987 333 4.6 1988 320 3.6 1989 381 3.9 1990 235 5.5 1991 193 4.9 1 Figures for the years 1983 to 1987 include fish caught in T nets (fixed engines). Source:
MAFF: Salmon and Migratory Trout Fisheries Statistics 1983–1988.
NRA: Fisheries Statistics 1989–1991.
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