Fishing vessel weekly licence variations: 25 May 2023
- Published
- 25 May 2023
- Directorate
- Marine Directorate
- Part of
- Marine and fisheries
Scottish fishing vessel licence variations announced on 25 May 2023
This document is part of a collection
Fishing vessel quota limits tables 2023 - showing the quota limits applicable to both 10m and under non-PO and over 10m non-sector vessels.
Fisheries closures table 2023 - showing the current status of fish stocks following the issue and publication of the above variations (if any).
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Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group |
Type of Licence |
Licence Conditions Text Amendment |
Effective Date |
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ALL groups |
AU,AUP & AO |
AO – condition 2.8 AU – condition 2.6 AUP – condition 2.6 AO 2.8 Notwithstanding any quota limitation detailed in the Annexes, the vessel to which this licence relates may retain on board and land Cod caught in ICES Divisions VIa; EU and International Waters of Vb east of 12°00'W only insofar as where such catches do not exceed do not exceed 1 tonne (by live weight) AND do not exceed 5% of the total landings (by live weight) retained on board the vessel during each fishing trip.
AU & AUP 2.6 Notwithstanding any quota limitation detailed in the Annexes, the vessel to which this licence relates may retain on board and land Cod caught in ICES Divisions VIa; EU and International Waters of Vb east of 12°00'W only insofar as where such catches do not exceed do not exceed 1 tonne (by live weight) AND do not exceed 5% of the total landings (by live weight) retained on board the vessel during each fishing trip.
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0001 hours on 28 May 2023 |
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All |
AO |
7.3 If the vessel to which this licence relates is 12 metres overall length or more, the master will be deemed to be engaged in fisheries on stocks subject to a multiannual plan (Cod and Hake) and therefore must notify the estimated time of their arrival in port when they have more than two tonnes, live weight, of species in total on board.
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0001 hours on 28 May 2023 |
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Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group |
Type of Licence |
Reason |
Species |
Area of Sea |
Limit |
Effective Date |
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10 Metre and Under – Non PO (Moray Firth) |
AU |
Change in catch limit |
Mackerel |
Moray Firth |
Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes |
0001 hours on 28 May 2023 – 2359 hours on 10 June 2023 |
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10 Metre and Under – Non PO (Shetland) (See hailing in and out instructions below) |
AU |
Change in catch limit |
Mackerel |
Shetland
|
Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes |
0001 hours on 28 May 2023 – 2359 hours on 10 June 2023 |
|
10 Metre and Under – Non PO
(Orkney) |
AU |
Change in catch limit |
Mackerel |
Orkney |
Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes |
0001 hours on 28 May 2023 – 2359 hours on 10 June 2023 |
|
10 Metre and Under – Non PO
(Ivb) |
AU |
Change in catch limit |
Mackerel |
Ivb |
Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes |
0001 hours on 28 May 2023 – 2359 hours on 10 June 2023 |
|
10 Metre and Under – Non PO |
AU |
Change in catch limit |
Cod |
IV: EU Waters of IIa |
750 kgs per month |
0001 hours on 1 June 2023 |
|
10 Metre and Under – Non PO |
AU |
Change in catch limit |
Spurdog |
IV; UK waters of IIa |
100 kgs per month |
0001 hours on 1 June 2023 |
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Non-Member |
AO |
Change in catch limit |
Spurdog |
IV; UK waters of IIa |
100 kgs per month |
0001 hours on 1 June 2023 |
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.
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