Written question asked by Lord Dear (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 March 2008.

Fishing: Salmon

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:How many salmon netting stations operating under certificates of privilege are located in rivers not meeting their conservation limits for Atlantic salmon.

Answer: Privileged fixed-engine certificates are known to exist for instruments on 13 rivers in which the salmon stock did not meet its conservation limit in 2006. The six privileged fixed-engine fisheries that have operated recently and remain operable are all on rivers in which the salmon stock exceeded the conservation limit in 2006. Three of these fisheries are on the Severn. There is evidence that these fisheries also exploit salmon returning to the River Wye where the salmon stock has failed to meet the conservation limit.

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