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 to 31 December 2022

Reports of alleged illegal fishing in MPA’s from 1 June – 31 December 2022

 

 

 

Gear Type

 

Closure name

Total number of reports

No. of individual vessels identified

Trawl

Dredge

Creel

Other

N/K

Comments

Loch Fyne MPA

2

2

 

1

1

 

 

 

Wester Ross MPA

2

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

Rockall

4

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

South Arran MPA

9

3

4

1

3 (b)

1 (a)

 

(a)Hand dive - scallops (b) Fleets & creel marker bouys

Totals

17

10

9

3

4

1

 

 

Contact

Email: UKFMC@gov.scot

Phone: 0131 244 2286

Fax: 0131 244 6471

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