Proposed West Coast of Scotland Whiting Fisheries Management Plan

Footnotes

1 An explanation of a MSY approach to fishing is provided in Advice published by ICES

2 UK Government (2022) Joint Fisheries Statement. The updated timetables are set out in the updated Annex A (amended December 2024)

3 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.”.

4 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”.

5 ICES. 2024. Working group for the Celtic Seas ecoregion (WGCSE). ICES Scientific Reports. 5:32. 1370pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.22268980.

6 https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.20177060.

7 ICES. 2021. Benchmark Workshop on North Sea Stocks (WKNSEA). ICES Scientific Reports. 3:25. 756 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.7922.

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

14 Real-time reporting app to avoid unwanted catches (FIS032) - Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability

15 The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

16 UK marine policy statement - GOV.UK

17 The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010

18 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.”

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

20 Informing Scotland's fisheries policies to be adapted and resilient to climate change and ocean acidification – 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

21 Climate change adaptation in the UK (wild capture) seafood industry 2020 - 21

22 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)

23 Towards Net Zero Carbon Fisheries - MF1291

24 Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from UK Fishing Fleet — Seafish

25 CEFAS (2024) Assessing the sustainability of fisheries catch limits negotiated by the UK for 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Sustainability of Fish Stocks | National Performance Framework