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Fishing vessel weekly licence variations: 30 June 2023

Published: 30 June 2023
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Part of: Marine and fisheries

Scottish fishing vessel licence variations announced on 30 June 2023

Fishing vessel weekly licence variations

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).

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group	Type of Licence	Licence Conditions Text Amendment	Effective Date
ALL groups	AU/AUP/AO	AO – condition 2.8 AU – condition 2.6 AUP – condition 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 500 kgs (by live weight) AND do not exceed 2.5% of the total landings (by live weight) retained on board the vessel during each fishing trip.	0001 hours on 2 July 2023

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group

Type of Licence

Licence Conditions Text Amendment

Effective Date

ALL groups

AU/AUP/AO

AO – condition 2.8

AU – condition 2.6

AUP – condition 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 500 kgs (by live weight) AND do not exceed 2.5% of the total landings (by live weight) retained on board the vessel during each fishing trip.

0001 hours on 2 July 2023

See below reminder of the current catch limits of the applicable stocks of mackerel.

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.

Producer Organisation/Non-Producer Organisation Group	Type of Licence	Reason	Species	Area of Sea	Limit	Effective Date
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 25 June 2023 – 2359 hours on 8 July 2023
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 25 June 2023 – 2359 hours on 8 July 2023
10 Metre and Under – Non PO (Orkney)	AU	Change in catch limit	Mackerel	Orkney	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 25 June 2023 – 2359 hours on 8 July 2023
10 Metre and Under – Non PO (Ivb)	AU	Change in catch limit	Mackerel	Ivb	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 25 June 2023 – 2359 hours on 8 July 2023

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