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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 17 May 2001

Vol. 536 No. 4

Written Answers. - Fish Farming.

John Bruton

Ceist:

86 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the annual output in tonnes, of fish farming here in each of the past 20 years. [14484/01]

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following tabular statements.

Details of Aquaculture Production 1980-1990 (tonnes)

Species

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

Rope Mussels

175

200

300

584

1,077

1,636

1,003

1,500

1,600

2,800

3,380

Bottom Mussels

4,557

4,658

5,282

5,739

12,640

8,722

9,572

13,393

11,048

10,760

15,000

Gigas Oysters

60

58

49

35

110

101

113

104

160

380

361

Edulis Oysters

422

400

861

316

398

216

275

477

414

400

420

Clams

Scallops

Total Shellfish

5,214

5,316

6,492

6,674

14,225

10,675

10,963

15,474

13,222

14,340

19,161

Salmon ova/smolt

Salmon

21

35

100

257

385

700

1,215

2,232

4,075

5,800

6,323

Sea reared trout

160

170

230

248

130

60

93

320

400

300

324

Freshwater trout

420

490

470

483

582

529

470

600

630

650

705

Turbot

Eels

Total Finfish

601

695

800

988

1,097

1,289

1,778

3,152

5,105

6,750

7,352

Total Aquaculture

5,815

6,011

7,292

7,662

15,322

11,964

12,741

18,626

18,327

21,090

26,513

Details of Aquaculture Production 1991-1999 (tonnes)

Species

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Rope mussels

4,700

5,091

4,773

3,707

5,500

7,000

6,694

7,790

6,467

Bottom mussel

11,200

8,731

8,884

9,260

5,500

7,500

11,458

11,306

9,644

Gigas oysters

1,278

1,750

2,014

1,862

2,539

4,000

3,135

5,369

6,555

Native (Edulis) oysters

366

334

450

590

400

400

400

516

696

Clams

50

79

84

110

103

125

218

233

121

Others

28

24

25

33

Total Shellfish

17,594

15,985

16,205

15,529

14,070

19,025

21,929

25,239

23,516

Salmon

9,300

9,696

12,366

11,616

11,811

14,025

15,422

14,860

18,076

Sea Reared trout

560

432

677

613

470

690

1,020

1,046

1,077

Freshwater trout

845

965

906

854

1,003

1,160

1,161

1,155

1,098

Others

15

30

24

89

Total Finfish

10,705

11,093

13,949

13,083

13,299

15,905

17,603

17,085

20,340

Total Aquaculture

28,299

27,078

30,154

28,612

27,369

34,930

39,532

42,324

43,856

Note: Figures for 2000 not yet available.

John Bruton

Ceist:

87 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the effect on the population of wild salmon in Irish waters of fish farming. [14485/01]

Research is ongoing at national and international level into all potential interactions between farmed fish and wild stocks. While concerns have been expressed about possible genetic impacts and transmission of disease, from farmed to wild stocks, there is no clear evidence to support these concerns and in the case of disease transmission it is probable on evidence to date that there is more risk of endemic disease passing from wild stocks to farmed stocks.

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