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Fishing vessel weekly licence variations 2 October 2020

Published: 2 October 2020

Scottish fishing vessel licence variations effective 4 October 2020

Fishing vessel weekly licence variations

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group	Types of Licence	Licence Conditions Text Amendment	Effective Date
ALL 10m and under groups and ALL over 10m groups	ALL paragraph 5.22	Paragraph 5.22 Mull Box The vessel to which this licence relates is prohibited, at all times, from fishing with a trawl or dredge (including a suction dredge) in that area off the Treshnish Isles, being the area of waters bounded by the following coordinates: 56° 37.460’N 006° 19.830’W 56° 35.620’N 006° 24.500’W 56° 28.850’N 006° 34.330’W 56° 28.680’N 006° 28.170’W Should the vessel be present in the area during this period all fishing gear which may be used for catching scallops must be lashed and stowed in accordance with article 47 of Council Regulation (EC) 1224/2009.	0001 hours on 04/10/2020

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group

Types of Licence

Licence Conditions Text Amendment

Effective Date

ALL 10m and under groups and
ALL over 10m groups

ALL
paragraph 5.22

Paragraph 5.22

Mull Box

The vessel to which this licence relates is prohibited, at all times, from fishing with a trawl or dredge (including a suction dredge) in that area off the Treshnish Isles, being the area of waters bounded by the following coordinates:

56° 37.460’N 006° 19.830’W
56° 35.620’N 006° 24.500’W
56° 28.850’N 006° 34.330’W
56° 28.680’N 006° 28.170’W

Should the vessel be present in the area during this period all fishing gear which may be used for catching scallops must be lashed and stowed in accordance with article 47 of Council Regulation (EC) 1224/2009.

0001 hours on 04/10/2020

Group	Licence	Reason	Species	Area of Sea	Limit	Effective Date
Non-PO (Moray Firth)	AU	Change in catch limit	Mackerel	EU Waters of IIa, IIIbcd; IV	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 4 October 2020 – 2359 hours on 17 October 2020
Non-PO (Shetland)	AU	Change in catch limit	Mackerel	EU Waters of IIa, IIIbcd; IVa (North of 59’ 30’N)	Fortnightly catch limit of 1 tonne per fortnight	0001 hours on 4 October 2020 – 2359 hours on 17 October 2020
Non-PO (Orkney)	AU	Change in catch limit	Mackerel	EU Waters of IIa, IIIbcd; IVa (North of 58’ 30’N and South of 59’ 30’N)	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 4 October 2020 – 2359 hours on 17 October 2020
Non-PO (IVb)	AU	Change in catch limit	Mackerel	IVb (North of 53’ 30’N and South of 57’ 30’ N)	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 4 October 2020 – 2359 hours on 17 October 2020

Fisheries closures table 2020:- showing the current status of fish stocks following the issue and publication of the above variations (if any).

Fishing vessel quota limits tables 2020:- showing the quota limits applicable to both 10m and under non-PO and over 10m non-sector vessels.

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