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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, What discussons he has recently had with respect to conservation of mackerel. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Linda Gilroy (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

155696; 366 c284W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of industrial fishing on (a) fish stocks which feed from sand eels and pelagic stock targeted by those engaged in industrial fishing and (b) the UK fishing industry. (Holding answer 8 January...

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

20 December 2000

For answer on

9 January 2001

Answered on

9 January 2001

Mr. Andrew George: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent assessment he has made of the impact of industrial fishing on (a) fish stocks which feed from sand eels and pelagic stock targeted by those engaged in industrial fishing and (b) the UK fishing industry. [144272] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 8 January 2001]: Sand eel stocks fluctuate considerably due to natural causes. ICES advised in October 2000 that the North Sea sand eel stock is currently within safe biological limits, and that it can sustain the present sand eel fishery. MAFF is currently funding a three-year scientific investigation by CEFAS that will include an assessment of whether the sand eel fishery affects fish stocks that feed on sand eels. Results will not be available until 2002. Juvenile herring are caught in the sprat fishery in the North Sea. This is taken into account in the North Sea herring assessment, and in the management options for herring recommended by ICES. In the western Channel, mackerel are taken as a by-catch in the horse mackerel fishery. (Horse mackerel is sold for the table on the Continent). The ICES assessment for the Western mackerel stock takes into account the mackerel catches declared by countries participating in the horse mackerel fishery. The industrial by-catch in the principal demersal whitefish fisheries in the North Sea is evaluated internationally by ICES. In 1999, total landings from the Danish and Norwegian small meshed fisheries were recorded as 1.1 million tonnes, of which 11,532 tonnes were demersal whitefish, comprising 4,000 tonnes of haddock, 5,000 tonnes of whiting, 2,000 tonnes of saithe, and 532 tonnes of cod. This was taken into account when calculating haddock and whiting stock sizes and TACs for 2001. In bilateral discussions with Denmark at the December 2000 Fisheries Council we agreed to have joint discussions in early 2001 on the North Sea sand eel fishery. These will cover possible reactions in the size of the TAC and adjustments to the by-catch arrangements which would reduce the allowance for by-catches of fish for human consumption.

Date

9 January 2001

Reference

360 c524W; 144272

House

House of Commons

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