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Mr. Trotter
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the 1989 haddock quota has been exceeded; what is the extent to which quotas have been exceeded at each port; when it first became clear that the local quotas had been exceeded and why action was not taken immediately to prevent excess fishing continuing by those who had exceeded their quotas; and what steps he intends taking to prevent this situation recurring.
Mr. Lang
Final information is not yet available on the exact level of the United Kingdom's landings of North sea haddock. The table shows the estimated level of overfishing by those groups excluded from the fishery
| Organisations | Allocation (tonnes) | Catch known at 11 November(tonnes) | Catch as a percentage of allocation | Date of withdrawal of licences |
| Scottish Fishermen's Organisation | 18,252 | 18,791 | 103 | 7 October |
| North East of Scotland Fishermen's Organisation | 13,090 | 13,790 | 105 | 7 October |
| Shetland Fish Producers Organisation | 2,602 | 2,680 | 101 | 4 November |
| Fish Producers Organisation | 879 | 954 | 109 | 13 September |