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Use of quota to incentivise low impact fishing 2023: report
A report setting out how allocation of fishing quota to Scotland's sectoral and non-sector fishing fleet segments has incentivised the use of fishing techniques associated with a reduced environmental impact for the year 2023.
7. Annex A: Scottish Quota Allocations in 2023
| Stock | Sectoral EQ | Sectoral AQ | Non-sector over 10m EQ | Non-sector over 10m AQ | Non-sector 10 metre and under EQ | Non-sector 10 metre and under AQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS Cod | 5177.2 | 1115.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 78.9 | 41.1 |
| NS Haddock | 28763 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 |
| NS Whiting | 14825.4 | 619.9 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| NS Saithe | 2322.7 | 1146.6 | 2.8 | 0 | 11.2 | 48.8 |
| NS Plaice | 7960.1 | 0 | 56.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| NS Sole | 50.4 | 46.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| NS Hake | 374 | 557.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NS Nephrops | 12625 | 0 | 106.6 | 0 | 382.9 | 0 |
| NS Anglers | 4645.1 | 395.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 29.5A |
| NS Megrim | 2187.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 |
| NS Lems & Witches | 1093.3 | 78.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 14.7 |
| NS Skates & Rays | 603 | 20.9 | 0.9 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| NS Turbot & Brill | 134.3 | 32.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Northern Prawn | 141.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| WS Haddock | 4047.9 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Rockall Haddock | 2499.4 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Whiting | 1325.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| WS Saithe | 1478.1 | 164.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| WS Plaice | 292.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 |
| WS Sole | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Nephrops | 8382.6 | 0 | 314.1 | 0 | 1153 | 0 |
| WS Anglers | 862 | 373.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.4 |
| WS Megrim | 1111.4 | 553.3 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| WS Pollack | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 |
| GHL 2a46 | 283.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sole 7a | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Sole 7d | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Sole 7e | 14.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Sole 7fg | 6.7 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sole 7hjk | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaice 7a | 89.5 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Plaice 7de | 27.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Plaice 7fg | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaice 7hjk | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cod 7a | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Cod 7b-k (ex 7d) | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Cod 7d | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Whiting 7a | 22.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Whiting 7b-k | 72.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Saithe 7 | 135.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anglerfish 7 | 958.4 | 296 | 16.7 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Megrim 7 | 177.3 | 89.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Haddock 7a | 86.1 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Haddock 7b-k | 145.4 | 97.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Hake WS | 3562.1 | 557.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Pollack 7 | 85.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Nephrops 7 | 383.8 | 102.2 | 4.8 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Skate/Rays 6&7 (ex 7d) | 399.3 | 33 | 5.1 | 0 | 5.5 | 19.5B |
| Skate/Rays 7d | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| NS Tusk | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| NS Ling | 1661.9 | 41.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
| WS Tusk | 650.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Ling | 1833.2 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| BSF 567,12 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RNG 5b67 | 80.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Ling 67 | 1377.1 | 185.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| NS Herring | 39379.6 | 12427.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Mackerel | 136946.8 | 41741.1 | 0 | 100 | 115.8 | 200C |
| NS Mackerel | 58.2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 206.5D |
| NS Horse Mackerel | 513 | 34.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Horse Mackerel | 498.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue whiting | 93622.6 | 4468.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Herring | 7129 | 2655.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Argentines | 442.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SNS Herring | 12.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 7a Herring | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7ef Herring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WS Boarfish | 1450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channel Sprat | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NS Sprat | 1899.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FOC Herring | 173.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others Norway | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anglers Norway | 204.1 | 576.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cod/Had Faroe | 517.1 | 396.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Blue) Ling Faroe | 82.1 | 72.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saithe Faroe | 366.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others Faroe | 132.2 | 294.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redfish Faroes | 2 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NS Spurdog | 1540.7 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 10.8 | 0 |
Table Note: A: exchanged 6 tonnes with a sectoral group to be returned in 2024, B: exchanged 5 tonnes for North Sea cod, C: exchanged with a sectoral group to be returned in 2024, D: received a further 156.5 tonnes as a result of transfer of quota from Norway in 2023 and exchanged 30 tonnes for North Sea cod.