Marine and fisheries compliance: reports of illegal fishing in marine protected areas

Gear Type

Closure name

Total number of reports

Total no. of vessels

Trawl

Dredge

Creel

Other

N/K

Comments

Real Time Closure 01

6

4

4

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

Rockall

7

7

7

Increase from four to seven vessels compared to same period in 2024.

Sound of Jura MPA

1

1

1

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

South Arran MPA

3

3

2

1

No increase for same period in 2024.

Foula Deeps Seasonal Closure

2

2

1

1

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

Pobie Bank Reef Seasonal Closure

1

1

1

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

Wyre & Rousay Sound MPA

2

2

2 (catamaran)

No figures for comparison for same period in 2024.
Fishing with twin rigs within Inner MPA

Loch Roag Seasonal Closure

1

1

1

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

Scapa Flow

1

2

2

No figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Loch Alsh MPA

4

2

2

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

Wester Ross MPA

1

1

1

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

St Abbs MPA

1

1

1

No figures for comparison during same period in 2024.

Stanton Banks Area 2 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Braemar Pockmarks SAC Whole OMPA

4

4

4

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

East of Gannet and Montrose Fields Area 1 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

East of Gannet and Montrose Fields Area 2 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Firth of Forth Banks OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

East of Gannet and Montrose Fields Whole OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Barra Fan & Hebrides Terrace Seamount Area 2 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Pobie Bank Reef Area Whole OMPA

3

3

3

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Solan Bank Reef Area 1 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Central Fladen Area 1 OMPA

7

7

7

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Central Fladen Area 2 OMPA

11

11

11

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Central Fladen Whole Area OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Faroe Shetland Sponge Belt Whole OMPA

5

5

5

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

Faroe Shetland Sponge Belt Area 2 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

West Shetland Shelf Area 3

2

2

2

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

East Rockall Bank Area 2 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

East Rockall Bank Area 3 OMPA

1

1

1

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

North West Rockall Bank SAC OMPA

3

2

2

1 (Gill netter)

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

West of Scotland Whole OMPA

5

1

1

4 (Gill Netters)

Newly introduced OMPA - no figures for comparison for same period in 2024.

TOTALS

80

73

62

5

3

7

1