asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the quantity and value of sea fish landed from the trawlers owned by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara in the year 1952 and in each of the months January to April, 1953, and the proportion of total landings of sea fish that such fish represented.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Landings of Sea Fish.
I am informed by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara that the quantity and value of the landings by the vessels in question were:-
|
cwt. |
£ |
|
|
Year ended 31st December, 1952 |
39 |
349 |
|
January, 1953 |
312 |
2,891 |
|
February, 1953 |
374 |
2,831 |
|
March, 1953 |
789 |
3,999 |
|
April, 1953 |
231 |
1,180 |
These landings as a percentage of the total landings of sea fish in the same periods were .01, 2.18, 2.55, 5.79 and 3.30, respectively. Two of the vessels commenced fishing on 12th December, 1952. The third did not commence until 25th February, 1953.