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Non-sector catch limits
27/03/2002
Fisheries Departments today announced details of the catch limits which will apply to appropriately licensed UK registered or British owned fishing vessels over 10 metres overall length from 00.01 hours on Monday 1 April 2002.
The following arrangements apply only to non sector vessels i.e. 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 licences to be issued to all vessels concerned.
All limits are per vessel per month unless otherwise stated. Changes in limits from the previous month are shown in bold.
NORTH SEA AND WEST OF SCOTLAND
1. | North Sea and West of Scotland Cod | 3 tonnes |
| of which a maximum in West of Scotland (VIa) of | 200 kg |
2. | North Sea and West of Scotland Haddock | 600 kg |
| of which a maximum in West of Scotland (VIa) | 300 kg |
3. | North Sea and West of Scotland Whiting | 1 tonne |
| of which a maximum in West of Scotland of | 250kg |
4. | North Sea and West of Scotland Saithe | 200 kg |
| of which a maximum in North Sea of | 100 kg |
5. | North Sea and West of Scotland Nephrops | 3 tonnes |
| of which a maximum in North Sea of | 2 tonnes |
6. | West of Scotland Megrim | 250 kg |
7. | North Sea Megrim | Closed 1/1/2002 |
8. | North Sea Plaice | 1.5 tonnes |
9. | North Sea Sole | 100 kg |
10. | North Sea Hake | Closed 1/1/2002 |
11. | Norway Others | Closed 1/1/2002 |
12. | North Sea Anglers | 200 kg |
13. | North Sea Lemon Sole/Witches | 700 kg |
14. | North Sea Turbot/Brill | 500 kg |
15. | North Sea Skates/Rays | 4 tonnes |
16. | North Sea Dabs/Flounders | 800 kg |
17. | Northern Prawn | 4 tonnes |
18. | North Sea Spurdog | 3 tonnes |
19. | Rockall (VIb) Cod | Closed 1/1/2002 |
20. | Rockall (VIb) Haddock | Closed 1/1/2002 |
21. | West of Scotland Plaice | 100 kg |
22. | West of Scotland Sole | 50 kg |
23. | Western Hake | 150 kg |
24. | West Coast Anglers | 300 kg |
25. | West of Scotland Pollack | 100 kg |
AREA VII
1. | Sole VIIa | 100 kg |
2. | Sole VIId | 500 kg |
3. | Sole VIIe | 75 kg |
4. | Sole VIIfg | 100 kg |
5. | Sole VIIhjk | Closed 1/1/2002 |
6. | Plaice VIIa | 1 tonnes |
7. | Plaice VIIde | 1.5 tonnes |
8. | Plaice VIIfg | 100 kg |
9. | Plaice VIIhjk | Closed 1/1/2002 |
10. | Cod VIIa | 200 kg |
11. | Cod VIIb-k | 200 kg |
| | 300 kg |
12. | Whiting VIIa | 100 kg |
13. | Whiting VIIb-k | 1 tonne |
14. | Saithe VII | 250 kg |
15. | Anglers VII | 750 kg |
16. | Megrim VII | 200 kg |
17. | Haddock VIIa | 200 kg |
18. | Haddock VIIb-k | 200 kg |
19. | Pollack VII | 2.5 tonnes |
20. | Nephrops VII | 200 kg |
PELAGIC
1. | North Sea Herring (IVa,b) | Closed 1/1/2002 |
2. | Southern North Sea Herring (IVc/VIId) | 500 kg |
3. | North Sea Mackerel | Closed 1/1/2002 |
4. | West of Scotland Herring | Closed 1/1/2002 |
5. | Firth of Clyde Herring | Closed 1/1/2002 |
6. | Western Mackerel | 300 kg |
7. | North Irish Sea Herring (VIIa) | Closed 1/1/2002 |
8. | Western Channel and Bristol Channel Herring | 200 kg per vessel per trip |
9. | English Channel Sprats (VIIde) | 5 tonnes |
10. | North Sea Blue Whiting | Closed 1/1/2002 |
11. | North Sea Sandeels | Closed 1/1/2002 |
12. | North Sea Horse Mackerel | Closed 1/1/2002 |
13. | Western Horse Mackerel | 750 kg |
14. | North Sea Sprats | 25 tonnes per vessel per trip |
15. | Norway Pout | Closed 1/1/2002 |
16. | Western Blue Whiting | Closed 1/1/2002 |
17. | Bay of Biscay Blue Whiting | Closed 1/1/2002 |
18. | Norwegian Sandeels | Closed 1/1/2002 |
Quotas for 2002 are set for Sea Areas contained Council Regulation (EC) No. 2555/2001 of December 2001 and full details are available on application from Fisheries Departments.
The meeting to discuss Non Sector limit proposals for May will be held on Thursday 18 April 2002 in Pentland House Edinburgh. Please contact Fishery Departments for further details.