§ Lord Swinfenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Following Greenland's departure from the European Economic Community because of the common fisheries policy, how Greenland's fish stocks now compare to those of the United Kingdom and the European Union. [HL1066]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)Scientific assessment reports indicate that most of the largest stocks in the vicinity of Greenland have been at low levels during the most recent decade and that the cod stock off Greenland is in a severely depleted state. The shrimp stocks are at a high level, however, possibly because of the absence of predation by cod.