Dinny McGinley
Question:46 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Marine the total value of all fish landings at our major fishing ports for the latest year for which figures are available giving details of species and weights.
Written Answers. - Fish Landings.
The latest year for which statistics are available is 1992. These statistics relate to landings at 116 landing points around the coast. In that year the value of seafish, excluding salmon, landed at these points was IR £89,103,000. The following is a list of the species and their weights are beneath.
1992 Landings
|
Tonnes |
|
|
Brill |
112.7 |
|
Cathfish |
7.6 |
|
Cod |
2,831.0 |
|
Cod Roe |
5.1 |
|
Codling |
1,102.8 |
|
Common Sole |
247.6 |
|
Conger Eel |
27.4 |
|
Dabs |
217.4 |
|
Dogfish |
1,376.7 |
|
Flounder |
16.2 |
|
Forkbeard |
4.1 |
|
Gurnard |
45.8 |
|
Haddock |
2,425.7 |
|
Hake |
2,330.1 |
|
Halibut |
1.3 |
|
John Dory |
75.8 |
|
Lemon Sole |
469.2 |
|
Ling |
391.5 |
|
Megrim |
2,778.8 |
|
Monk/Angler |
2,626.1 |
|
Mullet |
6.1 |
|
Other Demersal |
55.7 |
|
Other Flatfish |
5.2 |
|
Plaice |
2,153.2 |
|
Pouting |
6.4 |
|
Ray/Skate |
1,836.2 |
|
Redfish |
5.4 |
|
Saithe |
1,597.7 |
|
Sand Sole |
39.7 |
|
Sea Breams |
16.4 |
|
Slip Sole |
105.4 |
|
Turbot |
216.6 |
|
Tusk |
11.0 |
|
White Pollack |
888.2 |
|
Whiting |
5,591.5 |
|
Witch |
249.3 |
|
Total Demersal |
29,876.9 |
|
Argentine |
320.0 |
|
Blue Whiting |
2,250.0 |
|
Herring |
52,508.5 |
|
Horse Mackerel |
44,312.8 |
|
Mackerel |
42,840.9 |
|
Sprat |
477.2 |
|
Tuna-like Fish |
451.4 |
|
Total Pelagic |
143,160.8 |
|
Total Wetfish |
173,037.7 |
|
Blue Mussel |
13,402.9 |
|
Clam |
11.2 |
|
Cockle |
25.0 |
|
Crawfish |
166.5 |
|
Edible Crab |
3,696.5 |
|
Escallop |
1,001.8 |
|
Flat Oyster |
476.4 |
|
Gigas Oyster |
70.0 |
|
Lobster |
549.0 |
|
Nephrops |
2,609.9 |
|
Octopus |
0.7 |
|
Other Crab |
114.4 |
|
Palourdes |
287.8 |
|
Periwinkle |
2,289.1 |
|
Prawn Tail |
631.0 |
|
Queen Escallop |
35.1 |
|
Sea Urchin |
89.2 |
|
Shrimps |
164.0 |
|
Spider Crab |
105.5 |
|
Squid |
258.8 |
|
Velvet Crab |
309.9 |
|
Whelk |
2,082.0 |
|
Total Shellfish |
28,376.6 |
|
Total All Fish |
201,414.3 |