Herring in the Firth of Clyde - setting the total allowable catch for 2024: consultation
Consultation relating to the 2024 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for herring in the Firth of Clyde. The Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government is carrying out this consultation on behalf of the UK Fisheries Administrations to seek views on the level of the 2024 TAC.
3. Data collection
Following the TAC setting process for 2024, the Marine Directorate are requesting any relevant additional data that fishers, research organisations, universities or other stakeholders may hold on this stock. Consideration will be given to any data which:
- Is verified numerical data.
- Records some or all of: fish weights, lengths, ages, and maturities.
Examples may include herring surveys, herring sampling data, fishers’ logbook data (detailing catch, location, reported landings).
Please submit any data to mss.fisheries.advice@gov.scot and Campbell Pert (Campbell.Pert@gov.scot) by 31 December 2024, to allow for consideration during 2025.
A request for data was included in the consultation on the TAC for 2023, however no additional data have been received to date.
Contact
Email: clydeherring@gov.scot
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