Fishing - Scottish Economic Link licence condition: guidance
Information about the amended Scottish Economic Link licence condition (effective from 1 January 2026).
A review of compliance with the 2025 Economic Link licence condition
From 1 January 2025 all Scottish administered vessels over 10m in length which landed over 10 tonnes of the noted species must have meet either of the following obligations:
1. a) Land more than 55% of cod, haddock, whiting, hake, anglerfish & nephrops (combined) in the period 1 January - 31 December 2023 into a Scottish port.
1. b) Land more than 55%, of herring and mackerel (combined) in the period 1 January - 31 December 2023 into a Scottish port.
2. Return quota in the following calendar year equivalent to 26% of the lost value to Scotland.
Vessels which did not meet condition 1(a) or 1(b) in 2025
| Vessel RSS | Vessel name |
|---|---|
| A10184 | PROVIDER |
| A10758 | CHALLENGE |
| A13160 | TAHUME |
| A11754 | ACIONNA |
| A16740 | ESPEMAR DOS |
| B11132 | WAKEFUL |
| B12234 | ELLEN MAC |
| B13488 | ANNEGINA |
| B14709 | HARVEST MOON |
| C17805 | QUO VADIS |
| C19630 | PATRICIA MARTA |
| C20043 | MIKKEL LOUISE |
| C20969 | HENK SENIOR |
| C21237 | NEELTJE |
| C21269 | GOOD HOPE |
Quota will be recouped from these vessels, to fulfil their Economic Link licence condition, in March and April 2026. When concluded, a table will inserted and which will list the aggregated, recovered amounts.