HC Deb 26 June 2002 vol 387 cc922-3W
Lawrie Quinn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total percentage of salmon caught by(a) the Scottish Nets, (b) Northumbrian Nets, (c) Yorkshire Nets, (d) Scottish Rods and (e) Northumbrian Rods was in each year since 1990; and what the total number of salmon caught in the United Kingdom was in each of those years. [63363]

Mr. Morley

The most recent information is set out in the following table:

Scottish nets Northumbrian nets Yorkshire nets Scottish rods1 Northumbrian rods1 Total UK
Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number catch1,2
1990 33.9 97,400 15.0 43,048 3.0 8,482 24.9 71,600 0.5 1,449 287,328
1991 36.4 76,300 10.8 22,525 1.4 2,904 30.0 62,400 0.6 1,263 209,534
1992 39.0 101,600 7.0 18,567 0.6 1,577 31.4 82,900 0.7 1,749 263,846
1993 32.2 86,800 13.8 37,097 1.7 4,703 29.5 79,500 0.6 1,656 269,638
1994 34.0 106,400 13.6 42,547 1.3 4,007 26.7 83,300 0.6 1,772 312,529
1995 31.9 93,900 16.9 49,801 1.2 3,409 29.3 86,100 0.7 2,053 294,134
1996 30.7 64,700 8.4 17,784 0.4 797 33.0 69,600 1.2 2,466 210,860
1997 21.1 37,100 11.3 19,828 1.2 2,094 34.6 60,700 1.3 2,356 175,556
1998 17.9 31,800 9.2 16,298 1.1 1,967 41.2 73,100 1.6 2,786 177,244
1999 12.9 17,900 18.1 25,013 1.3 1,820 37.9 52,500 1.8 2,540 138,385
2000 18.0 35,500 20.1 39,635 1.9 3,719 33.2 65,600 1.7 3,45I 197,426
1Includes data on catch and release.
2Excludes any NI rod catch for which no details are available.