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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Lawrie Quinn: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the stocking programme for salmon and trout on the River Esk has been over the last 20 years; when it was last stocked; and who provided the finance. [63362] Mr. Morley: Details of salmon stocking on the River Esk are shown in the table. The Esk was last stocked with salmon in 2002 in mitigation for a pollution accident-- compensation was obtained from the polluter. No sea trout have been stocked but between 700 and 1,200 brown trout have been stocked annually by angling clubs or fishery owners. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Salmon Unfed fry 0+ parr 1+ parr smolts Total 1982 -- -- -- -- 0 1983 -- -- -- -- 0 1984{1} -- -- -- 30,320 30,320 1985{1} 50,000 -- -- -- 50,000 1986{1} 50,000 -- -- -- 50,000 1987{1} 50,000 -- -- -- 50,000 1988{1} -- -- 15,000 -- 15,000 1989{1} -- -- 12,000 -- 12,000 1990{1} -- -- 10,900 -- 10,900 1991{1} 50,000 -- 50,000 -- 100,000 1992{1} 50,000 -- 60,000 -- 110,000 1993{1} 10,000 -- 5,202 -- 15,202 1994{1} 50,000 -- 6,866 -- 56,866 1995{1} -- -- 7,852 -- 7,852 1996{1} -- -- 3,700 -- 3,700 1997{2} -- 14,000 -- -- 14,000 1998{2} -- 60,000 -- -- 60,000 1999{2} -- 25,000 -- -- 25,000 2000{2} -- 30,000 -- -- 30,000 2001 -- -- -- -- 0 2002 -- -- 12,000 -- 12,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Joint: River Esk Action Committee/Environment Agency or predecessor {2} River Esk Regeneration Programme (including European funds through Objective 5b)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

387 c925W;387 c923W; 63362

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Fish Salmon Trout River Esk (North Yorkshire)

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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