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Fishery Production.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2004

Tuesday, 25 May 2004

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Richard Bruton

Question:

74 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the volume and value of the fishery catch and of fish production in each year since 1998. [15702/04]

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The most recent CSO estimates of fishery production, which are largely based on data supplied by the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, are in respect of 2002. The figures for the years 1998 to 2002 are set out in the following two tables.

Table 1. Fish Production (value: million euro).

Year

Sea landings

Aquaculture

Inland

Total Production

1998

192.3

77.2

6.2

275.7

1999

189.5

86.0

5.1

280.6

2000

189.0

95.4

6.1

290.5

2001

253.6

107.1

6.0

366.7

2002

209.9

117.4

5.5

332.8

Table 2. Fish Production (weight: tonnes).

Year

Sea landings1

Aquaculture

Inland

Total Production

1998

320,163

39,980

895

361,038

1999

279,230

43,856

775

323,861

2000

272,875

51,247

881

325,003

2001

298,521

60,935

900

360,356

2002

245,165

62,686

789

308,640

1Tonnes live weight

Note: (1) Sea fish landings by foreign boats into Irish ports are not included.

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