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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 21 Nov 2001

Vol. 544 No. 4

Written Answers. - Fish Catch.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

146 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the value and tonnage of the fish catch landed at Irish ports by species in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29313/01]

The following table sets out the value and tonnage of the catch by species, landed at Irish ports for the years 1995 to 1999, the latest year for which final figures are available. Definitive statistics for 2000 will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Total fish catch landed at Irish ports by species 1995-1999

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Albacore Tuna

Value of Species IR£

10,165,210

10,165,210

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4,768

4,768

Argentine

Value of Species IR£

917

28,100

28,100

36,530

73,600

167,247

Species Landed (Tonnes)

6

703

703

365

394

2,170

Blue Ling

Value of Species IR£

12,040

400

400

13,445

28,307

54,592

Species Landed (Tonnes)

12

0

0

18

31

62

Blue Mussel

Value of Species IR£

3,848,612

5,386,282

5,386,282

5,092,537

6,245,725

25,959,438

Species Landed (Tonnes)

15,556

18,057

18,057

18,379

20,804

90,854

Blue Shark

Value of Species IR£

52,610

52,610

Species Landed (Tonnes)

67

67

Blue Whiting

Value of Species IR£

22,200

1,376,163

1,376,163

1,767,953

1,623,089

6,165,568

Species Landed (Tonnes)

222

19,347

19,347

30,146

31,294

100,355

Bluefin Tuna

Value of Species IR£

373,700

373,700

Species Landed (Tonnes)

46

46

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Brill

Value of Species IR£

349,777

489,148

514,348

475,620

478,448

2,307,342

Species Landed (Tonnes)

104

148

155

126

115

647

Capelin

Value of Species IR£

52

52

384

488

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

1

1

Catfish

Value of Species IR£

13,971

10,090

11,140

12,786

11,776

59,763

Species Landed (Tonnes)

27

9

11

20

22

88

Clam

Value of Species IR£

316,101

519,462

519,462

498,203

311,833

2,165,061

Species Landed (Tonnes)

108

182

182

160

116

748

Cockle

Value of Species IR£

10,844

40,635

40,635

150,690

380

243,184

Species Landed (Tonnes)

20

64

64

296

1

444

Cod

Value of Species IR£

4,140,808

1,822,278

3,831,548

4,419,924

3,859,932

18,074,489

Species Landed (Tonnes)

2,976

1,180

2,809

3,250

2,570

12,784

Cod Roe

Value of Species IR£

8,331

4,328

4,328

2,857

11,491

31,335

Species Landed (Tonnes)

10

5

5

4

15

39

Codling

Value of Species IR£

827,720

585,564

586,327

457,031

181,240

2,637,882

Species Landed (Tonnes)

820

583

584

433

178

2,597

Common Sole

Value of Species IR£

1,777,258

1,467,859

2,045,839

2,477,610

2,347,183

10,115,750

Species Landed (Tonnes)

276

210

284

336

352

1,456

Conger Eel

Value of Species IR£

68,554

86,400

91,781

265,379

172,579

684,692

Species Landed (Tonnes)

121

165

176

329

258

1,050

Crab Claws

Value of Species IR£

1,052,577

631,750

631,750

610,178

504,904

3,431,160

Species Landed (Tonnes)

571

332

332

293

265

1,791

Crawfish

Value of Species IR£

1,371,770

657,531

657,531

753,407

625,293

4,065,531

Species Landed (Tonnes)

84

48

48

46

35

260

Dabs

Value of Species IR£

42,809

45,466

45,498

54,163

33,738

221,675

Species Landed (Tonnes)

87

106

106

101

56

456

Edible Crab

Value of Species IR£

2,863,979

5,005,593

5,005,593

5,877,301

6,858,253

25,610,719

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4,196

5,953

5,953

5,928

6,450

28,480

Escallop

Value of Species IR£

909,781

1,300,607

1,300,607

1,519,009

3,326,634

8,356,638

Species Landed (Tonnes)

423

633

633

692

1,494

3,874

Flat Oyster

Value of Species IR£

2,289,347

2,237,604

2,237,604

3,995,627

3,711,600

14,471,782

Species Landed (Tonnes)

815

773

773

1,532

1,180

5,073

Flounder

Value of Species IR£

11,371

5,580

5,708

5,904

5,591

34,153

Species Landed (Tonnes)

23

13

13

13

11

72

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Forkbeard

Value of Species IR£

116,128

132,101

135,182

222,324

287,661

893,396

Species Landed (Tonnes)

138

196

201

283

337

1,156

Gigas Oys AQ.

Value of Species IR£

1,444,697

5,541,276

5,541,276

5,515,776

6,061,638

24,104,663

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,038

3,354

3,354

3,593

3,667

15,006

Grenedier

Value of Species IR£

42,080

2,592

2,592

47,264

Species Landed (Tonnes)

53

3

3

59

Gurnard

Value of Species IR£

41,578

43,745

45,746

58,965

74,250

264,283

Species Landed (Tonnes)

81

75

78

62

111

407

Haddock

Value of Species IR£

2,477,029

4,510,945

4,686,175

5,443,682

4,108,143

21,225,972

Species Landed (Tonnes)

2,945

5,293

5,568

5,936

4,296

24,037

Hake

Value of Species IR£

4,209,477

3,861,599

4,557,428

4,442,329

4,673,515

21,744,348

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,647

1,358

1,590

1,529

1,605

7,727

Halibut

Value of Species IR£

24,364

6,349

4,849

3,666

16,327

55,555

Species Landed (Tonnes)

5

2

1

1

2

11

Herring

Value of Species IR£

7,637,636

5,087,221

6,688,070

8,000,502

6,075,296

33,488,726

Species Landed (Tonnes)

45,759

39,511

46,226

54,992

41,048

227,535

Horse Mackerel

Value of Species IR£

14,306,064

3,569,059

8,710,949

5,774,646

8,926,321

41,287,039

Species Landed (Tonnes)

167,193

22,718

40,303

33,297

31,161

294,672

John Dory

Value of Species IR£

387,398

259,125

263,285

229,988

419,770

1,559,567

Species Landed (Tonnes)

128

97

99

86

128

538

Lemon Sole

Value of Species IR£

848,945

870,961

875,926

695,132

755,467

4,046,429

Species Landed (Tonnes)

695

635

638

504

508

2,980

Ling

Value of Species IR£

1,054,527

822,645

842,444

1,083,525

821,113

4,624,253

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,357

1,125

1,156

1,129

1,013

5,778

Lobster

Value of Species IR£

5,137,561

4,465,133

4,465,133

5,708,189

6,152,143

25,928,157

Species Landed (Tonnes)

565

513

513

611

598

2,801

Mackerel

Value of Species IR£

7,996,658

3,815,600

13,815,600

12,440,672

6,051,880

44,120,410

Species Landed (Tonnes)

49,675

0

41,800

38,625

26,237

156,337

Megrim

Value of Species IR£

5,181,060

4,802,566

5,138,302

5,634,927

6,033,212

26,790,067

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3,331

2,486

2,725

3,058

2,904

14,505

Mixed Boxes

Value of Species IR£

80,719

93,554

98,862

110,221

134,342

517,697

Species Landed (Tonnes)

100

117

124

137

165

642

Monk Tails

Value of Species IR£

7,413

47,167

47,167

47,029

82,624

231,400

Species Landed (Tonnes)

20

14

14

14

25

85

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Monk/Angler

Value of Species IR£

4,605,469

5,969,729

6,358,296

7,178,498

8,365,291

32,477,284

Species Landed (Tonnes)

2,110

2,606

2,768

3,052

3,129

13,666

Mullet

Value of Species IR£

24,532

48,239

48,689

80,578

42,803

244,840

Species Landed (Tonnes)

20

33

33

53

29

168

Nephrops

Value of Species IR£

9,738,364

8,733,156

8,909,006

9,771,753

12,050,054

49,202,333

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3,941

3,293

3,361

3,952

4,528

19,073

Norway Pout

Value of Species IR£

38

38

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Octopus

Value of Species IR£

44,555

13,120

13,320

9,070

17,505

97,570

Species Landed (Tonnes)

25

7

7

7

10

55

Orange Roughy

Value of Species IR£

308

308

616

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1

1

1

Other Crab

Value of Species IR£

32,161

1,104

1,104

47,568

111,767

193,704

Species Landed (Tonnes)

22

1

1

79

169

272

Other Demersal

Value of Species IR£

52,803

128,798

128,798

382,111

200,316

892,825

Species Landed (Tonnes)

50

170

170

382

254

1,025

Other Flatfish

Value of Species IR£

58,887

59,343

59,343

274,312

26,796

478,682

Species Landed (Tonnes)

64

70

70

175

35

415

Other Shellfish

Value of Species IR£

5,100

80

5,180

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3

0

3

Palourdes

Value of Species IR£

73,930

167,820

167,820

14,060

18,610

442,240

Species Landed (Tonnes)

15

42

42

3

3

104

Periwinkle

Value of Species IR£

2,100,115

2,093,417

2,093,417

2,194,889

2,257,330

10,739,166

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3,007

3,142

3,142

2,636

3,018

14,944

Pilchard

Value of Species IR£

0

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

Plaice

Value of Species IR£

1,561,909

2,129,817

2,261,727

2,139,793

2,031,788

10,125,033

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,392

1,446

1,534

1,515

1,221

7,108

Poitie

Value of Species IR£

67,234

67,234

Species Landed (Tonnes)

67

67

Porbeagle

Value of Species IR£

6,248

6,248

Species Landed (Tonnes)

8

8

Pouting

Value of Species IR£

2,065

5,462

5,462

555

8,774

22,318

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4

11

11

1

19

46

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Prawn Tail

Value of Species IR£

3,115,979

4,325,994

4,326,874

2,768,057

4,037,047

18,573,951

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,053

1,188

1,188

799

1,281

5,510

Queen Escallop

Value of Species IR£

13,164

11,560

11,560

8,309

71,223

115,816

Species Landed (Tonnes)

11

7

7

5

29

59

Rabbit Fish

Value of Species IR£

65

1,138

1,138

1,224

3,564

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

2

2

1

5

Ray/Skate

Value of Species IR£

1,377,310

1,763,928

1,779,216

1,547,754

1,871,989

8,340,197

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,749

2,315

2,334

1,823

1,947

10,168

Razor-Shell

Value of Species IR£

84,180

84,180

642,380

874,187

1,684,927

Species Landed (Tonnes)

28

28

316

407

779

Redfish

Value of Species IR£

16,057

33,662

33,662

80,522

258,963

422,867

Species Landed (Tonnes)

12

25

25

29

90

180

Saithe

Value of Species IR£

1,390,408

781,758

965,967

967,006

1,183,888

5,289,026

Species Landed (Tonnes)

2,085

1,125

1,460

1,359

1,376

7,405

Sand Sole

Value of Species IR£

43,702

16,774

16,774

23,464

2,520

103,234

Species Landed (Tonnes)

23

10

10

13

1

58

Sandeel

Value of Species IR£

1,350

1,350

Species Landed (Tonnes)

27

27

Scabbard

Value of Species IR£

6,295

500

500

1,200

8,495

Species Landed (Tonnes)

5

1

1

1

7

Sea Bream

Value of Species IR£

6,331

22,414

22,414

17,487

2,904

71,550

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3

8

8

6

1

26

Sea Urchin

Value of Species IR£

20,860

9,206

9,206

1,720

5,300

46,292

Species Landed (Tonnes)

10

5

5

1

2

22

Shark

Value of Species IR£

29,558

33,971

33,971

97,500

Species Landed (Tonnes)

38

32

32

102

Shark nei

Value of Species IR£

149,862

6,472

156,334

Species Landed (Tonnes)

169

22

190

Shrimp (SMP)

Value of Species IR£

20,650

21,500

21,500

35,495

21,240

120,385

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4

4

4

7

4

23

Shrimps (PAL)

Value of Species IR£

1,714,937

1,651,720

1,651,720

2,429,135

2,791,699

10,239,211

Species Landed (Tonnes)

308

355

355

498

548

2,063

Slip Sole

Value of Species IR£

527,548

402,491

441,761

379,991

197,022

1,948,812

Species Landed (Tonnes)

153

106

118

104

48

529

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Spider Crab

Value of Species IR£

94,027

143,280

143,280

156,495

341,682

878,764

Species Landed (Tonnes)

153

154

154

185

299

944

Spotted Dog

Value of Species IR£

348,779

306,663

306,663

291,179

182,372

1,435,656

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,676

1,085

1,085

1,144

682

5,673

Sprat

Value of Species IR£

89,860

486,755

486,755

180,300

1,410,546

2,654,214

Species Landed (Tonnes)

799

2,085

2,085

1,578

5,826

12,374

Spur Dog

Value of Species IR£

1,331,725

828,875

828,875

671,014

529,269

4,189,757

Species Landed (Tonnes)

2,430

1,297

1,297

1,259

962

7,244

Squid

Value of Species IR£

546,916

872,603

872,603

1,200,874

3,492,996

Species Landed (Tonnes)

291

442

442

669

1,845

Squid nei

Value of Species IR£

559,204

559,204

Species Landed (Tonnes)

282

282

Swordfish

Value of Species IR£

58,940

58,940

390,761

586,900

1,095,541

Species Landed (Tonnes)

14

14

132

81

241

Tope Shark

Value of Species IR£

270

270

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Tuna

Value of Species IR£

2,817,519

2,817,519

5,635,038

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,927

1,927

3,853

Tuna Like Fish

Value of Species IR£

1,195,827

1,195,827

Species Landed (Tonnes)

918

918

Tuna-like nei

Value of Species IR£

5,771,470

5,771,470

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3,770

3,770

Turbot

Value of Species IR£

1,414,149

1,615,092

1,615,092

1,607,885

1,673,123

7,925,341

Species Landed (Tonnes)

222

238

238

223

249

1,169

Tusk

Value of Species IR£

54,635

31,701

31,701

31,305

30,055

179,397

Species Landed (Tonnes)

68

39

39

38

37

222

Various Dogs

Value of Species IR£

192

215

450

857

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

1

2

Velvet Crab

Value of Species IR£

832,565

495,384

495,384

586,400

614,632

3,024,365

Species Landed (Tonnes)

465

272

272

314

309

1,631

Whelk

Value of Species IR£

2,728,634

1,694,559

1,694,559

1,575,674

2,026,218

9,719,643

Species Landed (Tonnes)

5,951

3,852

3,852

3,667

4,561

21,882

White Pollock

Value of Species IR£

1,061,806

874,882

885,470

875,643

1,027,620

4,725,421

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,018

890

903

820

911

4,543

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Whiting

Value of Species IR£

6,079,971

5,767,053

5,787,947

5,284,920

5,364,000

28,283,892

Species Landed (Tonnes)

10,402

8,480

8,522

7,028

6,947

41,379

Witch

Value of Species IR£

582,275

668,467

692,954

707,786

773,504

3,424,987

Species Landed (Tonnes)

548

540

560

611

668

2,926

Wreckfish

Value of Species IR£

1,050

1,050

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Other flatfish (incl. turbot)

Value of Species IR£

1,143,270

1,143,270

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,270

1,270

Cod (Atlantic and Pacific)

Value of Species IR£

171,584

171,584

Species Landed (Tonnes)

153

153

Haddock

Value of Species IR£

319,500

319,500

Species Landed (Tonnes)

355

355

Saithe/pollock

Value of Species IR£

160,000

160,000

Species Landed (Tonnes)

251

251

Alaska pollack

Value of Species IR£

0

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Whiting/silver hake

Value of Species IR£

189,000

189,000

Species Landed (Tonnes)

270

270

Hake (all spp.)

Value of Species IR£

3,812,380

3,812,380

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,466

1,466

Redfish (incl. Pac. rockfish

Value of Species IR£

18,980

18,980

Species Landed (Tonnes)

7

7

Other

Value of Species IR£

6,691,643

6,691,643

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4,342

4,342

Herring (Atlantic and Pacific)

Value of Species IR£

13,500

13,500

Species Landed (Tonnes)

90

90

Other pelagics

Value of Species IR£

349,200

349,200

Species Landed (Tonnes)

3,492

3,492

Albacore

Value of Species IR£

360

360

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Other tuna

Value of Species IR£

1,000

1,000

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1

1

Norway lobster (Nephrops)

Value of Species IR£

99,250

99,250

Species Landed (Tonnes)

40

40

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Other crustaceans

Value of Species IR£

138,500

138,500

Species Landed (Tonnes)

139

139

Other molluscs (incl. sea urchins)

Value of Species IR£

0

0

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Halibut (all spp.)

Value of Species IR£

0

0

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Plaice

Value of Species IR£

80,446

93,295

250,648

424,389

Species Landed (Tonnes)

73

71

162

306

Other flatfish (incl. turbot)

Value of Species IR£

479,055

1,979,685

2,922,920

5,381,660

Species Landed (Tonnes)

545

1,072

2,076

3,693

Cod (Atlantic and Pacific)

Value of Species IR£

680,922

267,525

397,411

1,345,858

Species Landed (Tonnes)

543

235

325

1,103

Haddock

Value of Species IR£

71,995

95,459

273,415

440,869

Species Landed (Tonnes)

85

119

334

538

Saithe/pollock

Value of Species IR£

71,750

117,934

144,592

334,276

Species Landed (Tonnes)

125

201

228

554

Alaska pollack

Value of Species IR£

0

167,582

167,582

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

0

Whiting/silver hake

Value of Species IR£

130,622

210,665

3,774,514

4,115,801

Species Landed (Tonnes)

241

352

411

1,004

Hake (all spp.)

Value of Species IR£

2,725,647

7,733,362

10,459,009

Species Landed (Tonnes)

461

1,088

4,327

5,876

Redfish (incl. Pac. rockfish

Value of Species IR£

7,000

4,848,896

4,855,896

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4

757

761

Other

Value of Species IR£

1,050,885

4,359,236

10,207,030

15,617,151

Species Landed (Tonnes)

1,089

4,060

10,642

15,791

Horse mackerel

Value of Species IR£

1,239,301

88,241

1,327,542

Species Landed (Tonnes)

8,788

400

9,188

Mackerel

Value of Species IR£

2,614,552

2,110,460

4,725,012

Species Landed (Tonnes)

7,028

6,572

13,600

Herring (Atlantic and Pacific)

Value of Species IR£

14,244

312

14,556

Species Landed (Tonnes)

86

2

88

Year Landed

Species

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

GrandTotal

Sardines

Value of Species IR£

0

0

Species Landed (Tonnes)

0

0

Other pelagics

Value of Species IR£

183,506

113,182

296,688

Species Landed (Tonnes)

4,170

1,932

6,102

Norway lobster (Nephrops)

Value of Species IR£

61,914

239,260

297,509

598,683

Species Landed (Tonnes)

34

123

109

266

Other crustaceans

Value of Species IR£

39,175

185,998

225,173

Species Landed (Tonnes)

42

85

127

Squid

Value of Species IR£

137,094

327,802

231,693

696,589

Species Landed (Tonnes)

73

179

122

374

Octopus

Value of Species IR£

22,893

23,614

17,210

63,717

Species Landed (Tonnes)

13

12

9

34

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