Statutory guidance

Variation issued: Saturday 1 January 2022

Updated 27 March 2024

1. Check your licence

It is your responsibility to check your licence documents before going to sea as licences can be changed at any time. The most up to date licences can be accessed on the understand your fishing vessel licence page.

The variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1January 2022 are as follows:

2. Quota Changes – U10m Licences

Affecting Non- sector Licence Category A 91/99

SPECIES SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) QUOTA FROM (TONNES) QUOTA TO (TONNES)
Cod North Sea 1.5t 3t
Haddock North Sea 2t 2.5t
Haddock VIIa 0.5t 1t
Hake North Sea 0.5t 2t
Herring IVab 30t 50t
Herring VIIa 0.3t 0.5t
Herring VIIe and VIIf 10t 15t
Nephrops North Sea 30t 50t (quarterly)
Plaice VIIf and VIIg 4t 5t
Pollock VII 10t 30t
Saithe North Sea 0.1t 0.5t
Saithe VII, VIII 0.5t 1t
Turbot and brill North Sea 0.5t 1t
Whiting North Sea 3t 4t
Whiting VIIa 0.05t 0.1t
Small-Eyed Ray VIIf&g 2t 1.5 t and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII excluding VIId
Herring IVc and VIId 300t 100t
Skates and rays VIId 2t 1.5t
Mackerel North Sea 10t 6t
Skates and rays VI and VII (excluding VIId) 8t 6t
Sole VIIa 3t 2t
Sole VIIe 2.5t 1.5t
Sprats VIId and VIIe 5.5t 1t
  • Affecting the following Sector Licence types. Category A 91/1, 91/3, 91/5, 91/14, 91/18 and 91/18
Small-Eyed Ray VIIf&g 2t 1.5 t and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII excluding VIId

3. Quota Changes – O10m Licences

Affecting Licence Categories A (11/99), Category A Islands (12/99), Category B (31/99) and Category C (41/99).

3.1 NOTE: Quota changes are only applicable to the stocks listed on your licence category-specific annex that you are authorised to fish for.

SPECIES SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) QUOTA FROM (TONNES) QUOTA TO (TONNES)
Angler North Sea 0.5t 0.8t
Cod North Sea 1t 1.2t
Haddock VIIa 0.05t 0.1t
Haddock VIIb-k 1.75t 2t
Hake North Sea 0.5t 1.5t
Herring VIIa 0.05t 0.1t
Herring North Sea 0t 25t
Horse mackerel West coast 0.5t 0.1t
Lemons and witches North Sea 1t 2t
Mackerel North Sea 1t 4t
Nephrops VII 5t 6t (quarterly)
Nephrops North Sea 25t 30t (quarterly)
Plaice VIIf and VIIg 1t 1.5t
Pollock VII 2t 3.5t
Sole VIIa 0.05t 0.1t
Whiting VIIa 0.05t 0.1t
Angler VII 8t 6.5t
Hake Western 15t 10t
Herring IVc and VIId 100t 75t
Nephrops West of Scotland 10 5t (quarterly)
Plaice VIId and VIIe 9t 8t
Plaice North Sea 6t 5t
Saithe North Sea 0.2t 0.1t
Skates and rays VIId 2t 1t
Skates and rays VI and VII (excluding VIId) 20t 5t
Small-Eyed Ray VIIf&g 2t 1.5t and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII excluding VIId
Sole VIIe 1.7t 0.7t
Whiting VIIb-k 3t 2.5t

Affecting the following Sector Licence types:

  • Category A 11/1 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/14, 11/17, 11/18, 11/19, 11/20, 11/25, 11/26 and 11/29.
  • Category A Pelagic 17/2, 17/3, 17/25 and 17/26.
  • Category B 3/12, 31/9 and 31/22.
  • Category C 41/14 and 41/ 2
Small-Eyed Ray VIIf&g 2t 1.5 t and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII excluding VIId

4. Amendment to Licence Schedules

Affecting Under 10m Licence Category A (91), Category A Producer Organisation (91PO) and Category A Limited (94):

  • Updated bass conditions at paragraph 8.

Affecting Over 10m Licence Category A (11), Category A Islands (12), Category A Pelagic (17), Category B (31) and Category C (41):

  • Updated bass conditions at paragraph 12.
  • Scallop effort days set to 65 for Q1; 00:01hrs 01 January 2022 – 23:59hrs 31 March 2022.
  • Crab effort days set to 160; 00:01hrs 1st January 2022 – 23:59hrs 31 December 2022.