asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the value of all fish, demersal and pelagic, and salmon, grilse and shellfish landed at each port in County Donegal for the year ended 31st December, 1969.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Donegal Fish Landings.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Value of Landings at County Donegal Ports in 1969.
Landing Place |
Demersal |
Pelagic |
Shellfish |
Total Sea Fish |
*Salmon |
Total all fish |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Port, Inver, |
||||||
Bruckless & Trabane |
— |
— |
4,640 |
4,640 |
||
Teelin & Dooneen |
— |
— |
950 |
950 |
14,631 |
22,991 |
Malinbeg |
— |
120 |
2,650 |
2,770 |
||
Burtonport |
30,076 |
35,668 |
13,860 |
79,604 |
||
Kincasslagh |
440 |
— |
1,660 |
2,040 |
||
Bunbeg |
300 |
250 |
2,600 |
3,150 |
118,468 |
211,233 |
Magheraroarty |
80 |
150 |
5,290 |
5,520 |
||
Dunfanaghy |
1,036 |
90 |
1,325 |
2,451 |
||
Downings |
230 |
180 |
1,810 |
2,220 |
19,765 |
21,985 |
Malin Head |
320 |
— |
1,842 |
2,162 |
||
Buncrana |
1,226 |
120 |
80 |
1,426 |
6,728 |
10,316 |
Culdaff (Glengad) |
2,020 |
— |
7,966 |
9,986 |
||
Greencastle |
67,804 |
— |
3,637 |
71,441 |
68,495 |
150,232 |
Moville |
— |
— |
310 |
310 |
||
Bundoran |
— |
150 |
220 |
370 |
— |
370 |
Killybegs |
224,136 |
159,358 |
604 |
384,098 |
— |
384,098 |
Portoon & Rossbeg |
— |
— |
2,400 |
2,400 |
— |
2,400 |
Rathmullen |
200 |
150 |
980 |
1,330 |
— |
1,330 |
Urrus |
— |
150 |
4,060 |
4,210 |
— |
4,210 |
Ballywhoriskey |
— |
— |
4,540 |
4,540 |
— |
4,540 |
Total |
327,868 |
196,386 |
61,364 |
585,618 |
228,087 |
813,705 |
*Statistics of salmon landings are collected once a year by reference to the records of dealers and returns furnished by holders of licences but in many instances the precise point of landing is not readily identifiable.