Marine and fisheries compliance: reports of illegal fishing in marine protected areas - 26 May 2020 to 31 May 2022

Offence

26/5/20– 30/5/21

1/6/2021- 31/12/21

1/1/22 – 30/5/22

1/6/22 – 31/12/22

Breach of 10% tolerance

2

4

4

6

Breach of an Historic MPA

1

Breach of the landing obligation

1

4

Discarding/Failure to record Discards

3

6

5

Failure to submit Catch on Entry / Catch on Exit (COE/COX)

2

Failure to provide adequate boarding ladder

1

9

Failure to submit FISH1s (statutory returns)

2

1

5

3

Fishing in a prohibited area

2

3

3

2

Fishing within a seasonal closure

1

Fishing with multiple trawls

1

Fishing with illegal net attachments

4

8

5

7

Using incorrect mesh size

2

Incorrect information on logbook

1

3

2

Retention of crab below Minimum Conservation Reference Size

1

Fishing with illegal SMP /without a Square Mesh Panel

1

8

3

5

Non submission of logbook/electronic logbook data

1

9

6

2

Incorrect twine thickness

1

Using undersize torquettes

1

Carriage of a grader

5

1

Fishing in UK Territorial Waters 

1

Fishing with excess dredges

3

Landing prohibited species

1

IUU

2

1

VMS non -compliance

2

Retention of Undersized Lobster

2

Retention of excess Crab Claws

1

Incorrectly/unmarked fishing gear

1

Exceeding Catch limit for unlicensed “Hobby” vessel

1

Breach of IUU regulations

1

Total

28

58

36

41