§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the Total Allowable Catch for sand eels for each Member State of the European Union for each of the last 10 years; and in each of those years what was the reported catch. [HL4224]
§ Baroness HaymanA Total Allowable Catch for sand eels was first agreed at the December 1997 Fisheries Council and came into effect from 1 January 1998. Member states' quota allocations and reported catches for 1998 and 1999 were as follows:
1998 Quota (tonnes)1 Catch (tonnes) Denmark 909,000 509,403 United Kingdom 26,000 23,035 All Member States2 35,000 7,039 EC total 970,000 539,477 TAC 1,000,000
19993 Quota (tonnes)1 Catch (tonnes) Denmark 890,000 500,625 United Kingdom 20,000 7,318 Sweden 25,000 22,541 All Member States2 35,000 535 EC total 970,000 531,019 TAC 1,000,000 1Inclusive of in-year swaps between member states. 2Quota available to all member states except Denmark, Finland, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom. 3Provisional figures as at 10 October 1999.