§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the tonnage of the Spanish distant water fleet has been in each year since 1985. [46035]
§ Mr. MorleyInformation about the fishing fleets of other Member States is contained in the EU Commission's annual reports on progress under the Multi-Annual Guidance Programme (MAGP), which sets 425W national objectives for the capacity of different fleet segments. The Report in July 1997 provided the following information for Spain covering the period 1991 to 1996.
The Spanish fishing fleet: Segments comprising vessels fishing in third country and in international waters: gross registered tonnage Year Trawlers and polyvalent Pelagic seiners, netters Tuna fleet 1991 264,695 31,859 58,648 1992 239,699 36,018 59,612 1993 214,682 36,349 56,136 1994 198,780 34,775 56,136 1995 173,745 27,824 55,286 1996 148,759 28,283 54,907