§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many industrial fish farms are in operation in the United 315W Kingdom; what types of fish are farmed at these locations; and how much of each respective fish species was farmed in each of the past five years. [103945]
§ Mr. MorleyThere are some 1,067 finfish and 428 shellfish (including crayfish) active farm sites in the United Kingdom. (A commercial fish farm business may own more than one site.)
Finfish species1 (primarily for human consumption) Atlantic salmon2 Rainbow trout2 Brown trout2 Halibut Cod Arctic char 1997 99,197 16,268 478 No data No data No data 1998 110,784 16,656 450 No data No data No data 1999 126,686 17,288 403 4 0 3 2000 128,959 15,353 551 5 16 7 2001 138,519 16,403 621 80 15 4 1 Figures in tonnes to nearest whole number 2 Figures include some production for restocking
Shellfish species (primarily for human consumption0 Pacific oyster (000s) Native oyster (000s) Scallops (000s) Queens (000s) Mussels (tonnes) Cockles (tonnes) Clams (tonnes) 1997 4,424 154 870 4,257 13,000 20 36 1998 4,252 391 392 3,676 11,000 53 22 1999 4,136 314 214 2,855 10,000 52 19 2000 4,742 169 313 2,084 14,000 150 25 2001 4,911 250 733 1,882 17,000 105 34
Course fish species (England and Wales only) Ornamental species for trade (mainly Koi, Ghost Koi, Orfe, Goldfish, other carp species, and Bream, Gudgeon, Roach, Rudd, Tench and Perch; (000s of fish) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 3,519 1,533 1,669 5,142 7,348 There is also significant production of coarse species for restocking fisheries. The main fish produced for the angling trade are Common and Mirror Carp which, between them, account for some 75 per cent. of total coarse fish production.