Monitoring the socio-economic impacts of Marine Protected Areas: report

This report, on the socio-economic impacts of MPAs, found that there had been localised positive and negative impacts on coastal communities and industries, linked to MPA management measures.


Annex 8. Full ICES rectangle data analysis

ICES Rectangle MPA Year Nephrops Scallops
Traps Trawls Dredges Hand Dived
38E5 Luce Bay and Sands Average 2013-15 landings (t) 0.18 30.96 237.54
2016 - -55% 34% -
2017 - -52% 4% -
2018 - -57% -19% -
39E4 South Arran Average 2013-15 landings (t) 15.36 2,556.48 256.94 -
2016 -16.85% 28.63% 15.85%
2017 30.86% 4.17% -61.53% -
2018 -18.14% -22.12% -38.05% -
40E4 Loch Sween, South Arran, Upper Loch Fyne and Loch Goil Average 2013-15 landings (t) 175.59 1,665.04 593.05 67.31
2016 33.11% -1.11% -0.32% 3.13%
2017 26.63% -11.03% -34.52% -21.37%
2018 29.74% -26.08% -46.20% -36.12%
41E3 Treshnish Isles* Average 2013-15 landings (t) 22.38 485.33 138.92 8.85
2016 -26.22% -5.61% -3.22% -45.15%
2017 59.02% -44.65% -23.63% 210.66%
2018 46.85% -66.13% -76.88% 166.57%
41E4 Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura, Upper Loch Fyne and Loch Goil Average 2013-15 landings (t) 10.89 235.72 21.05 1.25
2016 4.82% 11.03% -41.40% 81.20%
2017 -3.22% -33.32% -19.56% 106.54%
2018 -12.36% -33.98% -65.18% 91.67%
42E2 East Mingulay Average 2013-15 landings (t) 6.21 216.75 23.32 0.75
2016 -44.37% 43.87% 68.34% -100.00%
2017 -85.76% 85.30% -5.02% -92.32%
2018 -93.77% -21.10% 14.45% -23.44%
42E3 Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura, Treshnish Isles Average 2013-15 landings (t) 76.39 549.89 574.15 16.53
2016 -4.40% 46.79% 11.93% -68.71%
2017 -38.13% 18.01% -19.24% -34.07%
2018 -47.81% -8.05% -32.76% -75.64%
42E4 Loch Sunart to the Sound of Jura, Loch Creran Average 2013-15 landings (t) 25.50 79.64 66.90 32.17
2016 55.21% -8.96% -5.86% 14.48%
2017 139.35% -24.79% -40.67% -1.35%
2018 140.83% -59.35% -46.93% -58.48%
43E4 Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Average 2013-15 landings (t) 178.50 216.73 78.62 102.09
2016 18.44% 97.14% 36.98% -14.61%
2017 14.83% -1.82% 26.33% -22.24%
2018 15.36% -38.69% 38.97% -39.00%
44E4 Wester Ross Average 2013-15 landings (t) 171.57 643.77 29.61 33.71
2016 0.68% 35.16% -52.58% -35.92%
2017 -13.74% 2.24% 53.67% 2.49%
2018 -16.67% -2.09% -50.59% 22.44%
45E4 Loch Laxford, Wester Ross Average 2013-15 landings (t) 84.17 706.63 21.62 10.03
2016 -9.60% 82.42% -22.91% -47.85%
2017 -31.42% 38.51% -31.62% 9.35%
2018 -17.78% 5.59% 2.22% 59.86%
45E6 Noss Head Average 2013-15 landings (t) 0.06 0.03 211.42
2016 1431.67% -100.00% -44.58% -
2017 3074.00% -100.00% -59.18% -
2018 3535.83% -100.00% -79.79% -
47E6 Wyre & Rousay Sounds* Average 2013-15 landings (t) 0.36 14.87 54.73 6.61
2016 - 56.39% -53.27% 63.88%
2017 - -33.71% -96.78% -65.72%
2018 - -73.54% -76.26% -76.02%
47E7 Sanday, Wyre & Rousay Sounds Average 2013-15 landings (t) 1.46 1.04 93.90 170.23
2016 -98.18% 245.59% -75.66% 59.99%
2017 -67.23% 176.37% -20.67% 9.51%
2018 -93.20% 84.39% -36.03% 58.56%

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