Fishing vessel weekly licence variations 06 December 2024

Remote Electronic Monitoring

Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) is now mandatory for any vessel dredging for scallops in Scottish waters, and for Scottish scallop dredge vessels wherever they are fishing.  Guidance is available at https://www.gov.scot/policies/sea-fisheries/remote-electronic-monitoring/

The legislation - The Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 – also requires REM on relevant pelagic vessels from 7 March 2026.  In order to prepare for the new rules coming into force, remote inspections and system test trips can be carried out from 7 September 2025.  Guidance on the pelagic vessel requirements will be published in due course.

Fishing vessel quota limits tables: 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) - showing the quota limits applicable to 10m and under and over 10m non-sector vessels.

Fisheries closures table: 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) showing all fisheries closures, by group, for Scottish fishing licences.

Lerwick (Shetland) administered AU (10m and under) vessels

From 1 May 2023, all AU licensed vessels must hail into and out of port to either of the following contacts:

By text is 07771396483. No calls will be answered on the number.

By email: inshoreLK@gov.scot

The following details must be included in your message

• on departure the vessel name, PLN, name of master, port of departure and date/time of departure
• on return the vessel name, PLN, name of master, port of return and date/time of return

The following are presented for clarity of the current fortnightly period.

Management Group	Type of Licence	Reason	Species	Area of Sea	Limit	Effective Date
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (Moray Firth)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	2a & 4	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 08 December 2024 - 2359 hours on 21 December 2024
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (Shetland)  (See hailing in and out instructions)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	2a & 4	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 08 December 2024 - 2359 hours on 21 December 2024
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (Orkney)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	2a & 4	Fortnightly catch limit of 1 tonnes	0001 hours on 08 December 2024 - 2359 hours on 21 December 2024
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (IVb)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	2a & 4	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 08 December 2024 - 2359 hours on 21 December 2024