§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the(a) overall and (b) cumulative change in fish quotas available to UK regional fishing vessels for the past five years has been according to (i) sector and (ii) species. [37949]
§ Mr. MorleyThe following table gives the UK quota figures for the past five years organised by species and ICES fishing areas:
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UK quota 1998–2002 by species Stock 1998 UK quota 1999 U quota 2000 UK quota 2001 UK quota 2002 UK quota Saithe Vb, VI, XII, XIV 3,425 3,125 3,080 3,255 3,211 Saithe VII, VIII, IX, X 1,350 1,350 970 805 1,340 Turbot and brill IIa North Sea — 1,390 1,390 1,110 1,042 Skates and rays IIa North Sea — 3,920 3,920 3,128 3,136 Mackerel IIa (EC), III, IV 1,390 1,390 1,540 1,580 1,611 Mackerel IIa (non-EC), Vb, VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII,XIV 179,590 165,480 193,240 197,069 201,647 Sole II, IV 820 945 945 815 686 Sole Vb, VI, XII, XIV 30 30 30 30 25 Sole VIIa 200 200 240 240 244 Sole VIId 1,005 905 790 885 1,000 Sole VIIe 395 410 385 355 309 Sole VIIf,g 240 270 325 285 301 Sole VIIh,j,k 120 120 120 110 138 Sprat II, IV 4,950 5,900 8,350 8,350 8,348 Sprat VIId,e 6,300 6,300 6,300 6,300 6,300 Spurdog IIa, IV — 7,177 7,177 7,177 5,745 Horse mackerel IIa North Sea 5,530 5,840 4,960 4,960 4,960 Horse mackerel Vb, VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII, XIV 30,700 25,310 22,850 22,850 14,026