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
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Gear Type |
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Closure name |
Total number of reports |
No. of individual vessels identified |
Trawl |
Dredge |
Creel |
Other |
N/K |
Comments |
Loch Fyne MPA |
2 |
2 |
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1 |
1 |
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Wester Ross MPA |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Rockall |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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South Arran MPA |
9 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 (b) |
1 (a) |
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(a)Hand dive - scallops (b) Fleets & creel marker bouys |
Totals |
17 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
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Contact
Email: UKFMC@gov.scot
Phone: 0131 244 2286
Fax: 0131 244 6471
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