Marine and fisheries compliance: reports of illegal fishing in marine protected areas

Number of reports of alleged illegal fishing in an marine protected area (MPA) from Marine Scotland.


Reports from 1 December 2021 to 31 May 2022

 

 

 

Gear Type

 

Closure name

Total number of reports

Total no. of vessels

Trawl

Dredge

Creel

Other

N/K

Comments

Loch Torridon & Northern Inner Sound MPA

1

1

 1

         

Wester Ross MPA

1

1

1

         

Loch Gairloch MPA

1

1

1

         

Loch Roag MPA

9

     

9

   

Fleets & Creel Marker Bouys

Upper Loch Fyne MPA

1

 1

1

         

South Arran MPA

1

1

   

 1

   

Unmarked Bouy

Firth of Clyde MPA

3

     

 2

 

1

Creel Marker Bouys & Daera Administered Vessel

Red Point

1

1

1

         

Rockall

1

 1

 1

         

Totals

19

7

6

 

12

 

1

 

Contact

Email: UKFMC@gov.scot

Phone: 0131 244 2286

Fax: 0131 244 6471

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