asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry if he will state in respect of each of the fishery areas off the Irish coast the catch of each type of fish by vessels registered in (i) each EEC member state and (ii) non-EEC states for each of the years 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980; and, if figures are not available for all of 1979 and 1980, if he will give the information in respect of the latest period for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - Fish Catches.
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The information requested is contained in the Bulletins Statistiques of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. As the information in the detail sought runs into approximately 150 pages I have arranged to have copies of the bulletins for the years 1976 to 1979 placed in the Library of the House. Figures for 1980 are not yet available.