§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what total allowable catches are recommended by ICES for(a) pout and (b) sand eels; and what were the catches of these fish in each of the last two years. [99755]
§ Mr. MorleyICES has not made specific recommendations on the size of the total allowable catch for pout and sandeels in 2000, but has advised that the level of stocks can sustain the continuation of current fishing mortality. ICES estimates North Sea landings in the last two years as follows.
Thousand tones Norway pout Sandeels 1997 201 1,140 1998 75 993