Marine resources – remote electronic monitoring: consultation analysis

Do you agree that Scottish vessels required to use REM in the Scottish zone should also have REM operational when operating outside of the Scottish zone?

46

96%

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44

92%

Do you foresee any barriers to vessels meeting the costs associated with the REM systems themselves? This includes upfront and ongoing costs.

45

94%

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42

88%

Are you aware of any issues we need to take account of when we apply REM across all pelagic fishing fleets fishing in Scottish waters on a level playing field basis?

35

73%

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29

60%

Do you agree with the definition of pelagic vessels provided and are there any unintended consequences from using this definition?

30

63%

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25

52%

How much lead-in time should pelagic industry be given to prepare for compliance with the mandatory REM requirement? - Please provide details in the text box below

40

83%

Do you agree with the scientific and compliance benefits of REM for the pelagic fleet as set out in this document? Are there other benefits which you can consider, including to industry, the environment, or local communities?

34

71%

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38

79%

Do you agree that the system as outlined in section 3.4.2 (System specification) should be able to meet the benefits described in Section 3.3?

36

75%

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30

63%

Do you foresee any specific operational problems with the system specification set out within the document?

34

71%

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36

75%

Do you believe that we should require net sensor data as part of the system specification at this point?

33

69%

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36

75%

Are you aware of any issues we need to take account of when we apply REM requirements consistently across all scallop dredge vessels in the Scottish zone, regardless of scallop species being targeted or number of dredges being deployed?

34

71%

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38

79%

Do you agree that REM requirements on vessels carrying and/or deploying scallop dredge gear in the Scottish zone should be broadly aligned to existing REM requirements provided for in Regulation 6 of the 2017 Order?

30

63%

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32

67%

Do you consider that any other changes (in addition to the ability to record footage to a minimum of 5 Frames per Second) should be made to the REM system specification?

28

58%

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31

65%

What is your view in relation to the various options outlined for deployment of REM to parts of the demersal fleet as outlined in Section 5: REM for large demersal vessels ? - Please provide details in the text box below

43

90%

Taking into account the Business Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) supplementing this consultation, do you have any comments or views which you would like to put forward? - Please provide details in the text box below

22

46%