HC Deb 21 October 1993 vol 230 c275W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will give details of the survey on the abundance and distribution of small cetaceans in the North sea; and which other countries are involved.

Mr. Jack

In 1993–94 my Department will contribute some £167,000 towards five cetacean research projects. The projects are:

  1. 1. Population biology of cetaceans
  2. 2. The effects of environmental change on whale populations
  3. 3. Interaction between cetaceans and man
  4. 4. ASCOBANS survey of cetaceans in the North sea and Baltic
  5. 5. Enhancing the acoustic detectability of fishing nets.

England Wales Northern Ireland Scotland non-LFA Scotland LFA United Kingdom
Main scheme:
Cereals 2,174,093 14,062 5,507 277,429 40,134 2,511,225
Oilseeds 307,340 1,353 498 56,731 4,945 370,867
Proteins 198,071 816 43 4,101 49 203,080
Vining peas1 20,302 — — 2,795 198 23,295
Linseed 151,897 2,250 230 1,415 — 155,792
Set-aside of which: 481,069 3,028 1,193 61,617 8,725 555,632
Growing non-food crops 51,084 151 — 2,448 56 53,739

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