Proposed Northern Shelf Ling Fisheries Management Plan

Footnotes

1 UK Government (2022) Joint Fisheries Statement

2 The definition for an “authority” is given in Annex A (p. 55) of the JFS, which is: “Authority or Authorities responsible for preparation and publication of plan: The authority or authorities which are responsible for preparing and publishing the plan. There can be up to four fisheries policy authorities acting jointly in a plan.”.

3 The definition for a “co-ordinating authority” is given in Annex A (p. 55) of the JFS, which is:- “Coordinating Authority: The fisheries policy authority which will coordinate the preparation and management of the plan on behalf of the other fisheries policy authorities acting jointly”.

4 This includes all UK caught Ling, not just Northern Shelf Ling

5 Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet 2023 — Seafish

6 Weblink to ICES. 2024. Working group on the biology and assessment of deep-sea fisheries resources (WGDEEP). ICES Scientific Reports. 6:56. 1156 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25964749

7 Weblink to ICES. Stock Annex: Ling in subareas 6-9, 12, and 14, and in divisions 3.a and 4.a (Northeast Atlantic and Arctic Ocean) https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.20050412.v1; Weblink to ICES. Stock Annex: Ling (Faroes grounds) https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.23599662.v1 (Division 5.b stock).

8 Weblink to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2024) Fishing opportunities for British fishing boats.

9 Weblink to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2024) UK Quota Management Rules.

10 Weblink to separate quota management rules as set by the Scottish Government, Defra and DAERA.

11 Most technical regulations for fishing vessels are established under the Common Fisheries Policy, originally adopted by the European Parliament in 2013 and revised in 2019. These regulations were incorporated into UK law following the UK's departure from the EU. You can find details of the UK-adopted legislation via this link.

12 The Landing Obligation is defined in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, which has been assimilated into UK law following the UK's exit from the EU. The regulation can be accessed via legislation.gov.uk. Subsequent exemptions—such as those based on de minimis catch levels or high survivability—are outlined in later UK statutory instruments.

13 Weblink to the UK Government (2024) Technical Conservation and Landing Obligation rules and regulations from 2022 onwards.

14 The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

15 UK marine policy statement - GOV.UK

16 The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

17 Adaptation means “The adjustment in economic, social or natural systems in response to actual or expected climatic change, to limit harmful consequences and exploit beneficial opportunities.”

18 Mitigation means “Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow or stop global climate change”

19 Informing Scotland's fisheries policies to be adapted and resilient to climate change and ocean acidification.pdf – Project commissioned by the Scottish Government, used a literature review, alongside expert engagement, to discuss the predicted effects of climate change on fish stocks, the likely effects on the Scottish fishing industry and to provide recommendations to fill information deficits and inform policy

20 Climate change adaptation in the UK (wild capture) seafood industry - watching brief 2020-21.pdf

21 ICES benchmark processes are organised to evaluate (and propose improvements to) the current data and assessment methodology for selected stocks and non-fishery topics for which ICES provides recurrent advice outside the annual assessment cycle. Benchmark processes are open to experts and stakeholders and are reviewed by external experts throughout. (WKBHMB)

22 Towards Net Zero Carbon Fisheries - MF1291

23 Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from UK Fishing Fleet — Seafish