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 June 2021 to 30 November 2021
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Gear Type |
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Closure name |
Total number of reports |
Total no. of vessels |
Trawl |
Dredge |
Creel |
Other |
N/K |
Comments |
Firth of Lorne MPA |
1 |
2 |
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2 |
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West Shetland Shelf MPA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Loch Gairloch MPA |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Loch Roag MPA |
2 |
3 |
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3 |
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South Arran MPA |
8 |
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4 |
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5 |
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1 |
Includes unidentified number of twin rigged trawlers and marker buoys |
Firth of Clyde MPA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Sound of Harris MPA |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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Luce Bay MPA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Unknown |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
Anon info - no details given |
Totals | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Contact
Email: UKFMC@gov.scot
Phone: 0131 244 2286
Fax: 0131 244 6471
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