§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 2 November,Official Report, column 461, what were the total landings of fish caught in Norwegian territorial waters by (a) United Kingdom-registered fishing vessels and (b) other 189W European Union fishing vessels; and what were the species of fish included in these landings in (i) 1992, (ii) 1993 and (iii) 1994. [9413]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe table shows landings by UK vessels from the Norwegian exclusive economic zone by species for 1992, 1993 and 1994. Information from other member states in the same form is not available.
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Landings by UK vessels from the Norwegian exclusive economic zone Liveweight (tonnes) Species 1992 1993 1994 Bass 0.0 — — Blue mouths — — 0.0 Blue ling 1.9 0.2 — Bream 6.8 — 0.4 Brill 15.4 13.3 8.4 Catfish 663.7 671.9 528.6 Cod 12,351.6 15,164.2 18,710.5 Conger eel 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cuttlefish 0.0 0.1 — Dabs, other 8.9 25.2 20.5 Dory or John dory — 0.0 — Dogfish, spurdog 730.1 304.1 86.6 Flounders or flukes — 0.1 — Gurnard and ratchet 1.2 2.0 1.0 Haddock 7,978.8 11,638.7 14,939.6 Hake 86.1 51.6 41.5 Halibut 34.4 24.3 35 0 Halibut, Greenland 4.0 2.2 16.3 Herring 102.6 0.2 398.4 Lemon soles 571.4 500.6 518.2 Ling 458.5 579.3 418.4 Mackerel 0.5 968.6 0.7 Megrims 24.7 17.7 20.0 Monks or anglers 638.0 727 1 770 0 Mullet grey 0.1 0.0 0.0 Mullet, red 0.0 0.0 — Nephrops (Norway lobster) 22.0 59.9 59.7 Octopus — 0.1 — Pilchards — 0.0 — Plaice 4,088.5 4,010.2 3,696.7 Pollack 566.1 566.8 313.1 Queen scallops 0.1 — — Roundnose grenadier — 0.0 — Redfish 224.5 482.7 123.0 Saithe 2,284.5 1,444.4 1,495.1 Sandeels 143.0 — 1,194.9 Scallops 2.5 — 0.0 Sharks 0.9 0.7 0.8 Shrimps — 10.9 — Skates and rays 29.4 20.6 13.1 Soles 10.5 10.6 0.5 Tope 0.0 0.4 0.0 Torsk (tusk) 23.9 16.4 28.5 Turbot 101.2 103.8 118.5 Whiting 2,748.2 1,999.1 1,483.5 Whiting, pout 0.0 0.0 — Witches 177.8 163.6 182.7 Mixed or other demersal 65.5 54.4 58.5 Whelks 0.7 5.2 1.6 Clams (mixed) — — 0.0 Crabs, cancer pagurus 0.0 0.0 0.4 Squid, loligo 7.0 3.3 0.1 Other crustaceans — 0.1 —
Landings by UK vessels from the Norwegian exclusive economic zone Liveweight (tonnes) Species 1992 1993 1994 Livers — 0.6 0.1 Roes 46.7 53.1 16.9 Total 34,221.7 39,698.3 45,301.8