Fishing vessel weekly licence variations 23 August 2024

There are no new variations this week.

Offshore Marine Protected Areas Consultation

We are currently consulting on fisheries management measures within Scottish offshore Marine Protected Areas. You can access and respond to this consultation here at Citizen Space from 19th August to 14th October.

Remote Electronic Monitoring

Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) is now mandatory for any vessel dredging for scallops in Scottish waters, and for Scottish scallop dredge vessels wherever they are fishing.  Guidance is available at https://www.gov.scot/policies/sea-fisheries/remote-electronic-monitoring/

The legislation - The Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 – also requires REM on relevant pelagic vessels from 7 March 2026.  In order to prepare for the new rules coming into force, remote inspections and system test trips can be carried out from 7 September 2025.  Guidance on the pelagic vessel requirements will be published in due course.

Marine Directorate Fishers Survey:

Research on Fishers’ Behaviour and Attitudes towards Compliance and Enforcement – Survey for fishers.

Please take 20 minutes to complete a survey exploring fishers’ perspectives on the Marine Directorate regulations. We are interested in fishers’ reasons for complying or not complying with regulations, whether Fixed Penalty Notices are fair, and what could encourage fishers to be more compliant. The survey is anonymous and is analysed by a social research organisation separate to the Marine Directorate to ensure an open conversation. The link to the survey is here https://online1.snapsurveys.com/MarineDirectorateFishersSurvey.

The survey is closing on 31 August and next week is the last chance for fishers to have their voices heard, we would very much encourage you to complete the survey before it closes.

 

Fishing vessel quota limits tables: 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) - showing the quota limits applicable to 10m and under and over 10m non-sector vessels.

Fisheries closures table: 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) showing all fisheries closures, by group, for Scottish fishing licences.

Lerwick (Shetland) administered AU (10m and under) vessels

From 1 May 2023, all AU licensed vessels must hail into and out of port to either of the following contacts:

By text is 07771396483. No calls will be answered on the number.

By email: inshoreLK@gov.scot

The following details must be included in your message

• on departure the vessel name, PLN, name of master, port of departure and date/time of departure
• on return the vessel name, PLN, name of master, port of return and date/time of return

The following are presented for clarity of the current fortnightly period.

Management Group	Type of Licence	Reason	Species	Area of Sea	Limit	Effective Date
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (Moray Firth)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	Moray Firth	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 18 August 2024 - 2359 hours on 31 August 2024
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (Shetland)  (See hailing in and out instructions)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	Shetland	Fortnightly catch limit of    2 tonnes	0001 hours on 18 August 2024 - 2359 hours on 31 August 2024
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (Orkney)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	Orkney	Fortnightly catch limit of 1 tonnes	0001 hours on 18 August 2024 - 2359 hours on 31 August 2024
10 Metre and Under- Non PO (IVb)	AU	Effective date	Mackerel	IVb	Fortnightly catch limit of 2 tonnes	0001 hours on 18 August 2024 - 2359 hours on 31 August 2024