§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate she has made of the number of (i) salmon and grilse, (ii) sea trout and (iii) brown trout taken by anglers in each river in the Foyle Fisheries Commission area in each of the last 15 years. [93635]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe number of salmon and grilse and sea trout taken by anglers in each of the rivers in the Foyle Fisheries Commission area is shown in the table. These figures are compiled from returns made by anglers. The figures are incomplete as a varying percentage of anglers make returns each year. No figures are available for brown trout catches.
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Camowen/Drumragh Culdaff Dennett Derg Deele Faughan Finn & Reelan Foyle Glenelly/Owenkillen Mourne/Strule Roe Misc. Totals 1995 — — — 21 — 141 237 25 9 174 79 22 708 1996 5 — 5 40 — 251 524 21 7 534 41 16 1,444 1997 13 — 5 273 — 187 207 9 39 247 31 9 1,020 Returns of sea trout catches 1983–97 1983 2 15 165 5 — 5,723 103 39 368 85 195 57 6,757 1984 4 27 152 6 — 1,425 209 188 254 84 773 466 3,588 1985 40 29 68 121 36 2,808 137 46 633 148 772 — 4,838 1986 30 22 39 13 11 1,864 245 42 271 79 135 178 2,929 1987 — 5 14 11 5 1,210 253 263 97 73 207 218 2,356 1988 — — 17 23 16 1,003 135 175 364 25 216 107 2,081 1989 — — 95 5 — 648 55 122 170 23 166 128 1,412 1990 6 4 220 10 8 660 138 9 63 38 193 50 1,399 1991 — — 14 4 — 1,043 25 7 10 9 110 — 1,222 1992 4 — 27 30 1 1,035 19 45 19 1 62 172 1,415 1993 — — — 3 10 617 56 — 11 12 22 7 738 1994 — — — 19 3 390 98 — 52 12 11 7 592 1995 — — 17 25 — 139 88 129 223 13 102 23 759 1996 — — 38 4 3 397 99 34 4 154 23 15 771 1997 — — 26 18 — 426 109 12 13 79 78 41 802
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list for each of the last 15 years the density of (i) brown trout, (ii) sea trout and (iii) salmon parr and salmon smalts per 100 square metres, or such area as is used by the Foyle Fisheries Commission, determined by electric fishing surveys in each of the rivers in the Foyle Fisheries Commission area. [93639]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe information requested is not available.