Publication - Factsheet

Fishing vessel weekly licence variations 30 April 2021

Fishing vessel weekly licence variations

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group	Type of Licence	Licence Conditions Text Amendment	Effective Date
ALL 10m and under groups and ALL over 10m groups	ALL paragraph 5.28 and 5.29	Paragraph 5.28 and 5.29 Mandatory Controls Over Wild Wrasse Harvesting 5.28 From 00:00 on 1st May 2021, the vessel to which this licence relates may not fish for or harvest wild wrasse of any species within the Scottish zone (as defined by section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998, as amended) save for where a letter of derogation (“Letter of Derogation”) has been granted to the licence holder of the vessel by the Scottish Ministers and subject always to condition 5.29. 5.29 Where a Letter of Derogation is granted in terms of condition 5.28 above, the licence conditions set out in the Annex to the Letter of Derogation shall apply. (https://www.gov.scot/publications/licence-conditions-applying-to-the-derogation-enabling-the-harvesting-of-wild-wrasse/)	0001 hours on 1 May 2021

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group

Type of Licence

Licence Conditions Text Amendment

Effective Date

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

ALL
paragraph 5.28 and 5.29

Paragraph 5.28 and 5.29

Mandatory Controls Over Wild Wrasse Harvesting

5.28 From 00:00 on 1st May 2021, the vessel to which this licence relates may not fish for or harvest wild wrasse of any species within the Scottish zone (as defined by section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998, as amended) save for where a letter of derogation (“Letter of Derogation”) has been granted to the licence holder of the vessel by the Scottish Ministers and subject always to condition 5.29.

5.29 Where a Letter of Derogation is granted in terms of condition 5.28 above, the licence conditions set out in the Annex to the Letter of Derogation shall apply. (https://www.gov.scot/publications/licence-conditions-applying-to-the-derogation-enabling-the-harvesting-of-wild-wrasse/)

0001 hours on 1 May 2021

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group	Type of Licence	Reason	Species	Area of Sea	Limit	Effective Date
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Cod	IV; EU Waters of IIA	500kgs per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Saithe	IIIa & IV; EU Waters of IIa, IIIbc	750kgs per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Plaice	IV; EU waters of IIa	2.5 tonnes per quarter	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Angerfish	EU waters of IIa & IV	5 tonnes per quarter	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Lemon Sole/Witchs	EU waters of IIa & IV	1.5 tonnes per quarter	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Skates & Rays	EU waters of IIa & IV	1 tonne per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Skates & Rays	Vla-b & Vlla-c, e-k	1.5 tonnes per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Ling	EU waters of IV	1 tonne per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Ling	EU and International waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV	2 tonnes per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Anglerfish	VI; EU and International waters of XII & XIV	1.5 tonnes per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021
10 Metre and Under – Non PO	AU	Change to catch limit	Haddock	EU and International waters of Vb & VIa	1 tonne per month	0001 hours on 1 May 2021

Fishing vessel quota limits tables 2021 - showing the quota limits applicable to both 10m and under non-PO and over 10m non-sector vessels.

Fisheries closures table 2021 - showing the current status of fish stocks following the issue and publication of the above variations (if any).

There is a problem

Thanks for your feedback

Was this helpful?

Yes

Your comments

Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. Please do not provide any personal information

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. Please do not provide any personal information

Yes, but

Choose a reason for your feedback

Your comments

Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. Please do not provide any personal information

Information

There is a problem