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North Sea and West of Scotland whitefish non-sector quota management arrangements for over 10 metre vessels

28/11/1997

Fisheries Departments today announced details of changes to the management arrangements which will apply to appropriately licensed UK registered or British owned fishing vessels over 10 metres overall length from 0001 hours on Monday, December 1, 1997 in certain North Sea and West of Scotland fisheries.

The following changes apply only to those over 10 metre vessels not in membership of a Producer Organisation which has been allocated a sectoral quota of the stock in question. Fisheries Departments are arranging for appropriate licence variations to be issued to all vessels concerned.

NORTH SEA AND WEST OF SCOTLAND WHITING

The sum of all amounts of whiting caught in ICES Divisions IIa (EC Zone) and Vb (EC Zone) and Sub Areas IV, VI, XII (excluding Greenland EEZ) and XIV (excluding Greenland EEZ) and retained on board, landed or trans-shipped shall not exceed a combined monthly quota restriction of four tonnes.

WESTERN HAKE

The sum of all amounts of hake caught during any calendar month in ICES Division Vb (EC Zone) and Sub Areas VI, VII, XII (excluding Greenland EEZ) and XIV (excluding Greenland EEZ) and retained on board, landed or trans-shipped shall not exceed four tonnes.

NORTH SEA AND WEST OF SCOTLAND NORWAY LOBSTER (NEPHROPS)

The sum of all amounts of Norway lobster (nephrops) caught in ICES Divisions IIa (EC Zone) and Vb (EC Zone) and Sub Areas IV (EC Zone) and VI and retained on board, landed or trans-shipped shall not exceed a combined monthly quota restriction of eight tonnes.

Of this amount, however, the sum of all amounts of Norway lobster (nephrops) caught in ICES Division IIa (EC Zone) and Sub Area IV (EC Zone) and retained on board, landed or trans-shipped shall not exceed three tonnes.

These arrangements will be kept under review.

BACKGROUND

Restrictions prior to the above changes:

1. North Sea and West of Scotland whiting
(combined) per month - 3.5 tonnes

2. Western hake per month - 4.5 tonnes

3. North Sea and West of Scotland nephrops
(combined) per month - 6.5 tonnes
(max 3 tonnes per month North Sea nephrops)

Other current restrictions:

1. North Sea and West of Scotland cod
(combined) per month - 3.5 tonnes
(max 1 tonne per month West of Scotland cod)

2. North Sea and West of Scotland haddock
(combined) per month - 3 tonnes

3. North Sea and West of Scotland saithe
(combined) per month - 1 tonne
(max 500kgs per month West of Scotland saithe)

4. North Sea plaice per month - 3 tonnes
5. North Sea sole - 200kgs per month
6. North Sea hake - 300kgs per month
7. Norway Others - Suspended
8. Rockall cod - Suspended
9. Rockall haddock - Suspended
10. West of Scotland plaice - 500kgs per month
11. West of Scotland sole - 100kgs per month
12. West of Scotland anglerfish - 1.5 tonnes per month
13. West of Scotland megrim - 2 tonnes per month
14. West of Scotland pollack - 1 tonne per month