Statutory guidance

Variation issued: Sunday 17 January 2021

Updated 11 April 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 hrs Sunday 17th January 2021 is as follows:

2. Over 10m Sector Quota Changes

2.1 Quota Decrease

  • Affecting Category A Islands (12/99)
SPECIES SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) QUOTA FROM (TONNES) QUOTA TO (TONNES)
Greater Silver Smelt VII 1 0.1
  • Removal of the following obsolete stock from licence Category B (31/99) and Category C (41/99):
SPECIES SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE)
Dabs and flounders IIa and IV

2.2 Schedule Amendments

  • Correction at paragraph 9.1 of O10m Category A Pelagic (17) licence schedule.
  • Removal of reference to non-UK waters in all licence schedules.