§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total volume of fish, by type, landed from the British Indian Ocean territories was in each of the last five years. [84052]
§ Mr. Rammell[holding answer 2 December 2002]: The total volume of fish in tonnes in each type of commercial fishery caught in the British Indian Ocean territory in the last five years is as follows:
Season British Indian ocean territory Tonnes 1997–98 Longline 2,327 Purse seine 2,173 Inshore 79.5 1998–99 Longline 2,427 Purse seine 6,275 Inshore 122.2 1999–2000 Longline 1,939 Purse seine 3,415 Inshore 309.1 2000–01 Longline 1,828 Purse seine 1,064 Inshore 224.8 2001–02 Longline 1,034 Purse seine 5,795 No figures are as yet available for the inshore fishery for 2002. It is not possible to list fish catches by individual species.