Designated Ports - Scotland

Ports at which sea fish may be landed

Times during which vessels may arrive in port

(UK local time)

Transhipment Port

Location where transhipment may take place

Description of Pelagic Sea Fish (ICES Areas of Sea

Eyemouth

07:00 (Mon-Fri)

23:00 (Mon-Fri)

Pittenweem

07:00 (Mon-Fri)

23:00 (Mon-Fri)

Aberdeen

05:00 (Mon-Fri)

22:00 (Mon-Fri)

Peterhead

00:01 Monday

23:00 Friday

Yes

Inside harbour limits

Herring (IVa, IVb)

Fraserburgh

00:01 Monday

07:00 Saturday

Yes

The area enclosed by a line due North from Kinnaird Head Lighthouse (57o41'54"N, 002o00'08"W) to a point (57o42'54"N, 002o00'08"W) and then due South East to a point 57o42'04"N, 001o56'21"W and then south to Cairnbulg Briggs Light (57o41'06"N, 001o56'21"W)

Herring (IVa, IVb)

Buckie

12:00 (Mon-Fri)

22:00 (Mon-Fri)

Lerwick

04:00 (Mon-Fri)

20:00 (Mon-Fri)

Yes

Inside harbour limits

Sprat, Pilchard, Horse Mackerel (IIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VI, VII)

Herring (IVa, IVb)

Mackerel (IIa, IVa, Vb, VI, VII)

Blue Whiting (IIa, IVa, Vb, VI, VII, XII)

Scalloway

Prior notification to be given at all times

Cullivoe

09:00 (Mon-Fri)

17:00 (Mon-Fri)

Kirkwall

07:00 (Mon-Fri)

16:00 (Mon-Fri)

Scrabster

07:00 (Mon-Fri)

23:00 (Mon-Fri)

Kinlochbervie

08:00 (Mon-Thu)

08:00 (Friday)

21:00 (Mon-Thu)

16:00 (Friday)

Lochinver

09:00 (Mon-Fri)

19:00 (Mon-Fri)

Ullapool

08:00 (Mon-Fri)

18:00 (Mon-Fri)

Yes

Inside harbour limits

Herring, Mackerel , Sprat, Horse Mackerel, Pilchard, Blue Whiting (Vb, VI, VII, XII)

Stornoway

12:00 (Mon-Fri)

22:00 (Mon-Fri)

Portree

12:00 (Mon-Fri)

22:00 (Mon-Fri)

Mallaig

08:00 (Mon-Thu)

08:00 Friday

22:00 (Mon-Thu)

17:00 Friday

Yes

Inside a line drawn between Harbour Point (57o3'50"N, 5o49'45"W) and An Fhaochag(57o3'50"N, 5o47'25"W) and the parallel of latitude 57 o N (Loch Nevis)

Herring, Mackerel , Sprat, Horse Mackerel, Pilchard (Vb, VI, VII)

Oban

12:00 (Mon-Fri)

22:00 Mon-Fri

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