Statutory guidance

Variation issued: Wednesday 29 August 2018

Updated 25 October 2018

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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 1 September 2018 are as follows:

2. Under 10 Metre Quota Decrease

2.1 Affecting licences Cat A (91/99) and Cat A Monitored (45/99)

  • Sole in sea area VIIa from 0.2t to 0.1t

3. Under 10 Metre Quota Increases

3.1 Affecting licences Cat A (91/99) and Cat A Monitored (45/99)

  • Skates and Rays in sea area IIa (EC Zone), IV (EC Zone) from 1.2t to 1.4t
  • Skates and Rays in sea area VIId from 0.5t to 0.6t
  • Sole in sea area IIa (EC Zone), IV (EC Zone) from 4t to 4.5t
  • Sole in sea area VIId from 3t to 3.5t

4. Over 10 Metre Non-Sector Quota Decreases

4.1 Affecting licence Cat A (11/99) and Cat A Island (12/99)

  • Haddock in sea area VIIB-K, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1. ( EC Zone) from 1.1t to 0.7t
  • Sole in sea area VIIa from 0.05t to 0.02t

5. Over 10 Metre Non-Sector Quota Increases

5.1 Affecting licence Cat A (11/99)

  • Skates and Rays in sea area IIa (EC Zone), IV (EC Zone) from 0.9t to 1t
  • Skates and Rays in sea area VIId from 0.5t to 0.6t
  • Sole in sea area IIa (EC Zone), IV (EC Zone) from 2t to 3t

6. Over 10 Metre Non-Sector Quota Increases

6.1 Affecting licence Cat A Island (12/99)

  • Skates and Rays in sea area VIId from 0.5t to 0.6t

7. Over 10 Metre Non-Sector Quota Increases

7.1 Affecting licence Cat B (31/99) and Cat C (41/99)

  • Skates and Rays in sea area IIa (EC Zone), IV (EC Zone) from 0.9t to 1t
  • Skates and Rays in sea area VIId from 0.5t to 0.6t

8. To amend paragraph 6.5 of U10m licence schedule

8.1 Affecting shedules Cat A (91/99), Cat A Monitored (45/99), Cat A Capped (94/99) and Cat A PO (91)

  • A bycatch allowance of 50kg per vessel per month for undulate ray in VIId.
  • the bycatch allowance in VIIe will be increased from 80kg to 100kg per fishing trip,

9. To amend paragraph 9.6 of O10m licence schedule

9.1 Affecting shedules 11,12,31 and 41

  • A bycatch allowance of 50kg per vessel per month for undulate ray in VIId.
  • The bycatch allowance in VIIe will be increased from 80kg to 100kg per fishing trip.

10. To amend paragraph 9.5 of O10m licence schedule

10.1 Affecting schedule 17

  • A bycatch allowance of 50kg per vessel per month for undulate ray in VIId.
  • The bycatch allowance in VIIe will be increased from 80kg to 100kg per fishing trip.
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