REPORT TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION UNDER
EC 1342/2008: SUBMISSION BY UK GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE 13(5)
OF
REGULATION
Background
1.
Article 13(5) of Regulation 1342/2008 requires Member States to notify the European
Commission of increases in fishing effort allocation consequent upon the utilisation of Article 13(2)
of the Regulation.
2.
This notification is to include details of the vessels involved, the fishing effort per effort
category that Member States expect to be deployed by those vessels during 2013-14 and the
conditions under which the effort of the vessels is being monitored.
3.
This report is the response of the UK government. It is offered subject to the following
comments:
o
o
o
o
4.
Current figures include English administered and Northern Ireland administered vessels
only. A revision will be submitted with Marine Scotland figures when available.
In order to encourage take up of cod avoidance measures under Article 13(2)(b), the UK
Government permits vessels to take up measures (and receive additional effort) for periods
of less than twelve months. It is expected that uptake of optional measures under (13) (2)
(b) will increase over the fishing year, although it is not possible now to estimate to what
extent. Some vessels may also decide to cease participating in these measures (in which
circumstances they will lose the additional days allocated). Accordingly, estimates are
based on stated intentions for the 2013-14 period; and,
The UK Government also intends to continue the development of further cod avoidance
measures, and in particular more selective fishing gear. These further options are currently
under discussion with industry across the UK with several pilot projects underway to
establish the exact package of measures that will be introduced.
While working to remain within the effort limits set for the UK as a whole, the Fisheries
Administrations in the UK have in some cases adopted different measures in terms of the
days at sea allowances made for the vessels they administer. Where these differences are
present, the different allocations are detailed in this paper, with the request for increases in
effort being collated requests for the UK as a whole incorporating the overall effect of
different measures in each administration.
The UK Government has made use of a number of the provisions of Article 13.
Article 13(2) (b) – cod avoiding fishing trips
5.
The UK Government has made use of this Article and has allocated additional effort.
6.
Vessels administered in England that wish to benefit from extra effort under this criteria have
to provide the MMO with a description of the measures that they are going to use to ensure that
they catch (not just land) less than 5 per cent of cod. The measures described are assessed by a
panel of experts and the extra days allocated where the vessel is anticipated to catch less than 5
per cent. The derogation is available to vessels using gears other than TR1 and TR2, and for those
using these gears the focus of their activity is on species other than cod. Vessels exceeding this
limit face reverting to the basic allocation of days for their type of activity for the management
period in question, which thus has the potential for penalties being imposed as a result if the
vessels are regarded as having exceeded their revised allocations of days.
7.
Although the level of additional effort allocated to these vessels differs between
administrations, the common principle under each administration is that the flat rate allocation of
effort made to vessels is significantly lower than the level of effort available if operating under the
cod avoidance measures. This is to provide a significant incentive to encourage the maximum
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number of vessels to engage in cod avoiding fishing trips. This level of these differences in
allocations takes into account that not all vessels fish intensively and many will not utilise their full
allocation. Therefore the basic effort allocation is set very low to ensure that even the less
intensive vessels will be encouraged to adopt cod avoiding measures. In order to avoid any risk of
excessive effort uptake by this group above the maximum allowable effort, effort uptake is
monitored by administrations and discussed with the Effort Management Groups operated by each
administration that are made up of industry, Government and science representatives. Allocations
will be modified if necessary to control uptake.
8.
At the time of writing a total of 80 English administered vessels and 1 vessel administered by
Northern Ireland have been allocated additional days in accordance with Article 13(2) (b).
Estimates of the consequential increase in the effort likely to be deployed are included in the
annexes along with details of the individual vessels allocated additional days in this way given in
tables 3a, 3b and 3c. All landings of vessels are of course recorded.
Article 13(2)(c) – TR2 - Cod avoidance and discard reduction using highly selective gears
9.
70 English administered TR2 vessels fishing in the North Sea have been allocated additional
days in accordance with Article 13(2)(c) in return for using the NetGrid (Annex 3). Similarly, 15
English administered TR2 vessels fishing in the Irish Sea have been allocated additional days in
accordance with Article 13(2)(c) in return for using the Seltra Trawl (Annex 4)
Article 13(2) (c) – cod avoidance and discard reduction plans
10. The UK Government has made use of this Article and allocated additional effort. Additional
effort has been allocated to UK vessels as a reward for compliance with Real Time Closures
(RTCs) and seasonal closures. These are also granted for compliance with a voluntary cod
spawning closure in the Eastern Irish Sea as well as the statutory cod spawning closure in the
Western Irish Sea.
Real Time Closures (RTCs) and seasonal closures
11. The UK Government RTC and seasonal closures programme builds on and expands the
methodology operated in 2008 to 2012, with improvements designed to increase exponentially the
number of closures and their effect in reducing cod mortality caused by fishing. Compliance with
RTCs and seasonal closures is mandatory for all UK vessels.
12. Seasonal closures operate in the same way as previous years. Areas are predefined in
collaboration with industry and marine scientists, where it can be predicted with a high degree of
certainty that areas will have high abundances of cod within them during a certain period of time.
These closures are mapped and published. Most closures will re-open automatically. One
particularly sensitive area (in Area IVa) will only re-open after a sampling procedure has been
carried out to ensure that there is no longer a high abundance of cod present.
13. Real Time Closures (RTCs) are triggered in two ways. Firstly, closures may be triggered by
observation of catches at sea where the number of cod caught in an hour exceeds a specified
level, which varies over the year in line with expected aggregations of cod. Secondly closures are
generated by Landings per Unit Effort (LPUE) data, cross referenced against vessel satellite data
and after a further series of quality assurance tests. Sea areas that are associated with significant
cod landings are closed. RTCs remain closed for 21 days and then reopen automatically.
14. Compliance with RTCs and seasonal closures is monitored by the fisheries administrations
(for example, Marine Scotland Compliance and the Marine Management Organisation). The
positions of vessels are tracked and observed – and vessels of 15 metres or longer all have VMS
installed. Vessels fishing in areas of RTCs are at risk of an administrative penalty in the form of
removal of any additional effort that has been allocated.
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Irish Sea cod spawning closures
15. Since 2000 there has been a statutory cod spawning closure from 14th February to 31st April.
This is strictly enforced through VMS monitoring and regular sea going patrols. Northern Ireland
administered vessels have not been allocated any TR1 effort for use in the Irish Sea during the
period 1st February 2013 to 30th April 2013.
16. The relatively small size of the Irish Sea combined with the presence of the large statutory
cod spawning closure renders a real time closure system similar to that operated in other sea
areas impractical. However, we are continuing to examine closure mechanisms and possible
amendments to the existing closed areas in the Irish Sea that may be more effective than the
existing areas in reducing cod mortality.
Specified selective gears
17. The UK Government has also offered vessels the opportunity to be allocated additional days
at sea as a reward for fishing exclusively with specified selective gears. To date, several vessels
have taken up the option to use specified gears, including ‘Orkney Cod avoidance trawls’ for
vessels using TR1 gear, and in the Irish Sea for TR1 gear these include a large mesh (600mm
plus) Eliminator Trawl with a 120mm plus cod end. For TR2 gear these include a 120mm SMP or a
large or twin discard reduction SMP (see Annex 2). Vessels taking up these options receive
additional effort allocations as necessary – the vessels involved are listed in tables 5a, 5b and 5c.
18. The UK Government continues to work closely with industry representatives and net makers
to encourage further development of gear with high escapement potential. We expect there to be
increasing interest and take up of these options over the coming year.
19. The Northern Ireland Administration requires all vessels using TR2 gear to fish with specified
highly selective gears capable of delivering significant reductions in cod mortality and reduced
discards of other non-target species. Vessels must use a specified highly selective gear wherever
they operate within the CRZ. Failure to comply results in the vessels CRZ authorisation being
withdrawn until the appropriate gear is fitted.
Fully Documented Fisheries (Catch Quota Management Scheme)
20. The UK Government trialled the use of CCTV cameras to record the catches of certain
vessels in 2010-11. The trial proved successful and was rolled out for 2011-12 and again in 201213 and 2013-2014. 12 vessels administered in England are taking part in scheme being managed
by the Marine Management Organisation, receiving extra days of effort in addition to their normal
allocation of effort as a reward. The European Commission has received details of the Catch
Quota Schemes that have been implemented in the UK with vessels involved listed in tables 6a
and 6b.
21. Vessels that do not adhere to the terms of the Scheme will be returned to the normal effort
management regime.
Deep Water Effort in the North Sea
22. The UK Government permits relevant TR1 vessels to fish in deep water in the North Sea and
not have such time deducted from their allocation of days at sea.
23. The UK Government cannot estimate the effect in terms of effort uptake of this arrangement.
We are aware nonetheless of the need to operate within the effort ceilings noted at the Annex and
will manage effort to seek to remain within these ceilings.
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24. Compliance with these arrangements is ensured by VMS with additional monitoring capability
provided by patrol vessels and surveillance aircraft.
Article 13(2) (d) – fishing to the west of the French line
25. The UK Government makes use of this Article by permitting relevant vessels to fish west of
the French line and not have such time deducted from their allocation of days at sea.
26. The UK Government cannot estimate the effect in terms of effort uptake of this arrangement.
We are aware nonetheless of the need to operate within the effort ceilings noted at the Annex and
will manage effort to seek to remain within these ceilings.
27. Compliance with these arrangements is ensured by VMS with additional monitoring capability
provided by patrol vessels and surveillance aircraft.
Explanatory tables
28. Annex 1 contains six sections of explanatory tables as annexes to this paper. Where
appropriate, within each section there are separate tables showing the position for each fisheries
administration within the UK
Table 1
Estimates of additional effort in respect of actions under Article 13.
Table 2
Basic and additional annual days at sea allocated to UK vessels.
Table 3
Vessels allocated additional days at sea because of catching less than 5 per cent
cod.
Table 4
Vessels allocated additional days at sea for take up of highly selective gear
measures with TR2 gears.
Table 5
Vessels allocated additional days at sea as part of the Catch Quota Management
Scheme.
29.
Annexes 2 to 4 contain information on the selective gears used.
Defra/MMO – 30th April 2013
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Annex 1
Table 1: Estimates of additional effort in respect of actions under Article 13 (kW days) #
Action
Article 13(2)(b) – under 5 per cent cod catch
NS TR1
NS TR2
WoS
TR1
WoS
TR2
Irish
Sea TR1
Irish
Sea TR2
1,185,935
441,716
-
29,872
61,765
121,212
Article 13(2)(c) – Real Time and seasonal
closures
Article 13(2)(c) – TR2 Selective gears
239,571
256,747
23,402
44,624
7,130
24,664
-
389,846
-
208,665
-
2,088,716
Article 13(2) (c) – Catch Quota Management
Scheme
Article 13(2)(c) – Deep Water
455,107
-
-
-
-
-
1,880,612
1,088,308
23,402
283,161
68,895
2,234,592
Article 13(2)(d) – West of French line
UK requested additional effort
# Effort allocated to the other regulated gears has been maintained as per 2008, in line with the
requirement to maintain effort within the ceilings set out under Annex IIA of the TAC and Quota
Regulation
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Table 2: Basic and additional annual days at sea allocated to Scottish vessels (days)
Table 2a – Vessels catching less than 5 per cent cod
Administration
Scotland
Gear category
Basic allocation
Supplementary
allocation
Total allocation
TR1
TR2
Northern
Ireland
TR1
TR2
75
105
England
TR1
100
100
TR2
100
100
180
200
200
Table 2b – vessels catching 5 per cent or more cod
Table 2b.1 – Basic levels of allocations (days at sea for full 12 month period):
Scotland Northern
England
Ireland
All areas All areas N. Sea
WoS
Gear
category
TR1
TR2
TR3
BT1
BT2
GN1
GT1
LL1
Irish
Sea
Description
Whitefish demersal trawls –
equal to or greater than 100mm
Nephrops demersal trawls –
equal to or larger than 70mm
and less than 100mm
Demersal trawls, Seines of mesh
size equal to or larger than
16mm and less than 32mm
Beam trawls of mesh size of
120mm or greater
Beam trawls of mesh size equal
to or larger than 80mm and less
than 120mm
Gill nets and entangling nets,
excluding trammel nets
Trammel nets
Longlines
75
100
75
100
82
82
228
228
152
152
152
152
140
170
140
172
140
172
75
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Table 2b.2 - Options for additional days for adopting cod conservation measures
Scotland
Northern Ireland
England
TR1
TR2
TR1
TR2
TR1
TR2
Gear category
Buy back options
Specified
130mm cod end
8
selective gears – 300mm belly mesh
whitefish
(one Orkney
Trawl,
20
option
per Shetland
Trawl,
vessel)
200mm SMP or
600mm belly mesh
Eliminator Trawl or
24
800mm belly mesh
120mm cod end
6
NI Eliminator Trawl
20
– 600mm plus belly
mesh
Specified
120/130mm SMP
8
selective gears – 160mm SMP
Nephrops
200mm SMP
Nephrops discard
reduction panel(s)
120mm SMP
80mm cod end of
4mm
twine
thickness
Swedish Grid
300mm NetGrid
20
Specified
highly
125
selective gear
Compliance with
East Irish sea
spring
closed
area
Note: the UK Government intends to take active in-year management decisions in order that
efficient use is made of effort allocations and to reflect changes in fishing patterns since the
2004-06 baseline period. This will involve the need to transfer effort between gear groups.
However, where transfers are from a gear with a lower CPUE to one with a higher CPUE, the UK
will ensure these are made using the conversion factors developed according to Article 17(2, 3 and
4) of the long-term management plan; and reflect the absolute necessity to remain within the effort
allocations defined under Annex IIA of the TAC and Quota Regulation.
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Table 3: Vessels allocated additional days at sea because of catching less than 5 per cent
cod.
Table 3b: Vessels administered in Northern Ireland:
Rss Number
A11781
Vessel Name
ARCANE
Admin Port
Kilkeel
Engine
Power
428
Admin Port
North Shields
North Shields
Fleetwood
North Shields
North Shields
Fleetwood
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
Fleetwood
North Shields
North Shields
Hastings
Brixham
Brixham
Brixham
Hastings
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
Scarborough
Fleetwood
North Shields
Scarborough
North Shields
Brixham
North Shields
Milford Haven
North Shields
Hastings
North Shields
North Shields
Hastings
Engine
Power
120
529
447
272
350
112
207
122
325
251
177
171
94
81
578
221
507
563
205
201
111
127
1325
741
393
1492
242
209
66
80
239
145
249
182
220
Table 3c: Vessels administered in England:
Rss Number
A10112
A10122
A10129
A10752
A10890
A12343
A12358
A12421
A12538
A12715
A13108
A13743
A14446
A14569
A14760
A14782
A14879
A14927
A14928
A17005
A17526
A17974
A18852
A18989
A19033
A20243
A22597
A23531
A23563
A24146
A24798
B10016
B10407
B11316
B11603
Vessel Name
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
BRISAN
ISADALE
FIDELITY
HEADWAY
ALBION
SOLAN
DIAMOND
RACHAEL JAYNE III
AQUARIUS
ALAUNA
COLINNE
BORDER LASSIE
CONSTANT FRIEND
OUR MIRANDA
HARM JOHANNES
LLOYD TYLER
JACOMINA
JOANNA C
GOLDEN FLEECE
SANRENE
ADAPTABLE
GERT JAN
SUFFOLK CHIEFTAIN
AYR DAWN
MIRANDA
MADALIA
GERRY ANN C
STJERNEN
NICOLA FAITH
BARBARA ANNE
SEIONT A
NIMROD
SAM LEWETTE II
SARA LENA
8
B11621
B11731
B11814
B11925
B11998
B12216
B13137
B13307
B13488
B13756
B13822
B14092
B14489
B14574
B14900
C16184
C16214
C16271
C16584
C16874
C17441
C17457
C17641
C17670
C17723
C18064
C18304
C18314
C18561
C18690
C18981
C19001
C19045
C19094
C19213
C19242
C19434
C19448
C19588
C19878
C19911
C19943
C20107
C20130
C20298
NOVANTAE
SUCCESS III
JANE ELIZABETH
SALLY JANE
CHRISTINA
WILHELMINA
BARENTSZEE
MAR BLANCO
ANNEGINA
MONTE MAZANTEU
PORT OF AYR
ENTERPRISE
LAUREN ANNE
JENNAH D
SOLA FIDE
ELIZABETH N
HENDRIK BRANDS
OUR ANNA
KORNELIS JAN
EBEN HAEZER
JENNY G
LOUWE SENIOR
SUNLIGHT RAY
HENDRIKA JACOBA
KRISTENBORG
EMULATE
TRUI VAN HINTE
SOLI DEO GLORIA
MARTINE
CHANNEL VENTURE II
O GENITA
SASHA EMIEL
CATHARINA
ANSGAR
NICOLA ANNE
KERRIE MARIE
NEELTJE
JUPITER
GOOD HOPE
LADY MAUREEN
OUR LADY LOU
BECKY LOU
ANGEL EMIEL
SARAH LOUISE
CHARLES EDWARD
Lowestoft
North Shields
Hastings
Hastings
Brixham
Lowestoft
Brixham
North Shields
Peterhead
Fleetwood
North Shields
Peterhead
Hastings
Hastings
North Shields
Newlyn
Lowestoft
North Shields
Scarborough
Scarborough
Poole
North Shields
Scarborough
Scarborough
North Shields
Brixham
Scarborough
North Shields
Brixham
North Shields
North Shields
Brixham
Brixham
North Shields
Lowestoft
Brixham
North Shields
Lowestoft
North Shields
Brixham
Brixham
Brixham
Brixham
Brixham
Unknown
201
470
180
201
745
1343
709
644
1790
298
551
1850
176
252
1500
220
1492
1450
1470
1471
294
746
345
1500
294
221
1470
1500
855
127
735.5
221
448
946
277
221
650
220
656
221
221
221
221
221
180
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Table 4: Vessels allocated extra days at sea for using highly selective TR2 gear
Table 4b – Vessels administered in England using selective TR2 gears:
Rss Number
Vessel Name
Admin Port
Engine Power
A10166
A10206
A10538
A10745
A11129
A11419
A11434
A11511
A12116
A12175
A12347
A12376
A12509
A13184
A13282
A13557
A13646
A13779
A14649
A14803
A14831
A15687
A16634
A16729
A16753
A17951
A18269
A18456
A18509
A18625
A18645
A18686
A18824
A19575
A19892
A20475
A22174
A22991
A23545
A24129
A24265
A24699
AJAX
SINCERITY S
SCOTIA
RELIANCE
BONNIE LASS III
PAMELA S
GRENAA STAR
HARVEST REAPER
OUR JAMES
GREEN PASTURES
ZENITH
STAR DIVINE
RADIANT STAR
GOVENEK OF LADRAM
PATSY ANNE
KINLOCH
OUR LASSIE
COPIOUS
FORTUNE II
PREVAIL
OUR SARAH JAYNE
DIANA
TICINO
THE WAY
PROVIDING STAR
MORNING STAR
MAYFLY
SEAGULL
PORTUNUS
LIBERATOR
JANEEN
JOBERT
CATHERINE ANNIE
LAUWERSZEE
JOHANNA
ABOUT TIME
AKELA
LUC
SYRINEN
CHALLENGE A
ACHIEVABLE
SINCERITY II
Newlyn
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
Scarborough
North Shields
Newlyn
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
North Shields
Plymouth
North Shields
North Shields
Grimsby
Scarborough
North Shields
Poole
Hastings
Lowestoft
North Shields
Belfast
Poole
Poole
Poole
Grimsby
Grimsby
Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Grimsby
Ayr
Hastings
North Shields
North Shields
Grimsby
Lowestoft
North Shields
238
80
62
530
220
231
191
191
145
309
224.22
193
128
384
104
177
92
328
87
82.06
143
171
82
184.2
134
179
127
221
221
146.5
175
90
154
107
186
126.7
134
171
82
103
70
127
10
A24815
B10081
B10336
B10378
B10654
B10872
B10883
B11180
B11782
B11798
B12021
B12187
B12608
B12885
B14139
B14199
C16411
C17115
C17230
C17382
C17795
C17796
C17812
C17870
C17871
C18273
C18281
C18389
C18548
C18617
C18729
C19077
C19121
C19240
C19475
J10032
WHITE HEATHER
GINA LOUISE
SPARKLING LINE
FREYA
CRYSTAL SEA
BOY ETHAN
PROGRESS
PROVIDER
MELISSA CLARE
LADY JEAN
IMOGEN
HANNAH D
OLIVIA JEAN
DEO VOLENTE
REBECCAN
SAJENN
J.J.
ITSIE BITSIE
JACK HENRY
SOPHIE LOUISE II
SUSA UNO
PIEDRAS
GONPEZ I
SPICA
WILLIAM MARY
HOLLIE J
MANUEL LAURA
TINA
CHELARIS
BOY LUKIE
ELISABETH
VERONIQUE
FREM W
SARAH LENA
BALCARY
INDIANNA
L'ECUME II
Newlyn
Brixham
Plymouth
Lowestoft
Newlyn
Plymouth
Scarborough
North Shields
Milford Haven
Plymouth
Newlyn
Brixham
Ayr
Scarborough
Lowestoft
Hastings
North Shields
Grimsby
Hastings
North Shields
Plymouth
North Shields
Plymouth
Plymouth
Hastings
Scarborough
Plymouth
North Shields
North Shields
Lowestoft
179.04
134
233
95
399
163
179
134.28
122
172
187
187
749
221
187
174
128
130
220
216
720
500
535
531
219
223.8
721
62
221
155
Newlyn
North Shields
Hastings
North Shields
Lowestoft
Plymouth
171
240
219
114
221
220
Table 4c: Northern Ireland Administered Vessels using Specified Highly Selective Gear
Rss Number
A11605
C20348
A13198
A19799
A13561
Vessel Name
ABILITY
ACHILLES
ALISA
ALISON MARY
ALPHA
Admin Port
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Ardglass
Portavogie
Engine
Power
447
559
208.88
215
134
11
A19737
A17811
B10423
A13942
A19778
A10840
A10599
C19259
A14077
C16038
A19736
A13907
A10391
A11506
A12183
B13061
A10563
A18824
A10714
C18150
A16756
A10737
A15123
A10207
A19735
A10760
A10433
A23196
C17105
A11786
A23573
A19693
A13567
A14169
A10733
C19052
A11806
C18504
A11659
A12308
A11796
A11719
A12273
A10509
A13284
A12315
AMBITIOUS
AMELIA
AMITY
ANDRIAS
ANTARES
ARLANDA
ASPIRE
ATLANTIC
AUBRIETIA
BENAIAH IV
BONA FIDE
BONAVENTURE
BONNIE LASS
BOUNTEOUS
BOY ANDREW
BOY PAUL
BOY STUART
BRANDON JOHN
BRIGHTER MORN
CAAREEN
CAROL ANN
CONCORDE
COWRIE BAY
CRYSTAL TIDE
DAY DAWN
ELEGANT II
ELLEN
FAIRWAY TWO
FAIRWIND
FAITHFUL FRIEND V
GALENA
GERTRUDE ANN
GIRL ANN III
GIRL MARY
GLENDEVERON
GLENRAVEL
GOLDEN EMBLEM
GOLDEN RAY
GOLDEN REAPER
GOOD HOPE
GREEN BRAE
HERITAGE
HIGHLAND QUEEN
ILENE
IMMANUEL VII
INCENTIVE II
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Portavogie
Ardglass
Ardglass
Redbay
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Ballycastle
Portavogie
Portavogie
Ardglass
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Portavogie
Portavogie
Portavogie
Londonderry
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Portavogie
415
316.9
134
149
468.98
171.58
309
368
465.5
451
403
328
157
172
243
178
373
154
383
333
98
244
171
239
231
279
205
97
162
179.04
73
406
144
249
144
450
309
217
309
272
244
242
172
204
221
273
12
A19795
A12204
A17567
B10980
A13589
A10576
B10648
A10847
C18455
A14068
B10271
A11182
C17536
C18094
B10931
A17604
C17083
A12126
A19645
C19238
C17465
C19260
C19945
A19781
A10552
C16955
A13225
A10627
A17693
A12342
A10525
A19801
C19149
A13869
A13466
A10422
A10713
C20118
A10680
A10795
A10227
C18560
B13401
A10046
A11091
B10695
IRISH ENTERPRISE
JENISKA
KAREN
KARIMA
LADY ISLE
LYNN MARIE
MARANATHA
MARINA
MARY MARIA
M. OF PORTAVOGIE
MINCH HUNTER
MORNING DAWN
MOYUNA
NEW DAWN
NEW DAWN
NEW VENTURE
NEW VENTURE
NIMROD
NORTHERN DAWN
NORTHERN QUEST
NORTHERN VENTURE
NORTHERN VIKING
OCEAN DIVINE
OCEAN HARVESTER
OCEAN VENTURE
OCEANUS
ONWARD
PILOT STAR
PILOT US
PROVIDENCE IV
RAMBLING ROSE
REBENA BELLE
RESTLESS WAVE
RHODANNA
RIBHINN DONN II
ROSEMARY ANN
SAGITTARIUS
SANCTA MARIA
SAPPHIRE STONE
SARDIUS
SEA HARVESTER
SEA MOURNE
SHARON ANN
SILVER DEE
SILVER FERN
SILVER HARVESTER
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Ardglass
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Donegal
Portavogie
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Ardglass
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Ardglass
Ardglass
Ardglass
Portavogie
309
179
208.79
559
137
220
221
128
240
179
220
238
170
339
211
304
177
201
335
324
431
420
120.85
490
298
368
221
111
171.58
279
272
82
81
272.29
171
131
146
316
290.39
298
239
174.86
192
172
122
500
13
B14963
A24549
A12355
A12332
A14163
A12275
A13042
A11148
B11630
A16729
A10763
A11196
B10082
A24111
C17614
A13609
A13410
C19587
A10621
A11465
SIOBHAN III
SPARKLING SEA
SPES MARIS
STARDUST
S'LIGHT SPLENDOUR
STRATHMORE
SUPREME
SUPREME
TEMERAIRE
THE WAY
TRIBUTE
TRUE TOKEN
TWO BROTHERS
VAL G
VERANN
VILLAGE BELLE IV
WATERLILY
WILLING LAD
ZENITH
ZEPHYR
Ballycastle
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Portavogie
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Kilkeel
Ardglass
Portavogie
Portavogie
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
Kilkeel
179.04
525
177
317
317
533
172
171
298
184.2
198
220
100
271.54
253
221
74
441
351
181
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Table 5: Vessels operating as part of the Catch Quota Management Scheme
Table 6b: Vessels administered by England and allocated additional effort as part of the
Catch Quota Management Scheme
Rss Number
A22669
A11530
C17874
C16843
A11820
A11644
C16926
C20122
C19580
C16090
A13191
B10654
Vessel Name
Allegiance
Artemis
Aurelia
Content
Courageous III
Emulator
Farnella
Jubilee Pride
Jubilee Quest
Jubilee Spirit
Ocean Dawn
Crystal Sea
Admin Port
Scarborough
North Shields
Scarborough
Scarborough
Grimsby
Scarborough
Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby
Newlyn
Engine Power
403
403
447
350.5
462
309.59
1880
145
448
347
619
399
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Annex 2
Discard Reduction Panel(s) - TR2 Gear
Panels are not adopted within EU Technical Conservation Regulations and must be fitted
in addition to a Square Mesh Panel that meets the minimum specifications within the
Technical Conservation Regulations, for the sea area in which the vessel is fishing.
Specification for twin square mesh panel
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The window shall comprise of two rectangular sections of netting placed in parallel.
The netting shall be single twine.
The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting shall
be cut all bars.
The mesh size shall be equal or more than 120mm.
The length of the windows shall be at least 3m.
Each window shall be at least 10 bars wide.
The twin windows shall be separated along their entire length by a strip of single
twine, diamond mesh netting of the same mesh size as the body of the net, 12
meshes wide.
Location of the window
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The windows shall be inserted into the top panel of the net. The rear of the
windows shall be no more than 8.85m from the front of the cod end extension.
Insertion of the window into the diamond mesh netting
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There shall be no more than 5 open diamond meshes between the longitudinal side
of the window and the adjacent selvedge at the narrowest point of the net adjacent
to the panel.
The strength length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the
diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window.
The joining rate between the diamond meshes of the top panel of the net and the
smallest side of the windows shall be 3 diamond meshes to one square mesh for an
80mm cod end, except for edge bars of the windows from both sides.
or
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The joining rate between the diamond meshes of the top panel of the net and the
smallest side of the windows shall be 3.5 diamond meshes to one square mesh for
a 70mm cod end, except for edge bars of the windows from both sides.
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Specification for single large square mesh panel
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The window shall comprise of a rectangular section of netting.
The netting shall be single twine.
The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting shall
be cut all bars.
The mesh size shall be equal or more than 120mm.
The length of the window shall be at least 3m.
The window shall be at least 20 bars wide.
Location of the window
The window shall be inserted into the top panel of the net. The rear of the window shall be
no more than 8.85m from the front of the cod end extension.
Insertion of the window into the diamond mesh netting
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There shall be no more than 5 open diamond meshes between the longitudinal side
of the window and the adjacent selvedge at the narrowest point of the net adjacent
to the panel.
The strength length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the
diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window.
The joining rate between the diamond meshes of the top panel of the net and the
smallest side of the windows shall be 3 diamond meshes to one square mesh for an
80mm cod end, except for edge bars of the windows from both sides.
or
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The joining rate between the diamond meshes of the top panel of the net and the
smallest side of the windows shall be 3.5 diamond meshes to one square mesh for
a 70mm cod end, except for edge bars of the windows from both sides.
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Annex 3
Nephrops trawl incorporating a NetGrid to be used by TR2 vessels in
the North Sea
In order to qualify as a nephrops trawl incorporating a NetGrid, a conventional nephrops
trawl ('trawl') must have been modified to the following specifications (as shown for
illustrative purposes below).
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A wall of netting ('the NetGrid') must be attached within the trawl so as to create a
physical barrier to fish while allowing the passage of Nephrops through to the cod end.
The NetGrid must be situated between the cod end and the existing square mesh
panel.
The NetGrid must be fixed within a four-panel box section ('the box section'), which
must be inserted into the two panel trawl.
The NetGrid must be positioned at an incline, at the upper end of which, on the top of
the box section, there must be a triangular fish escape hole, the base of which must be
28 meshes wide and formed by cutting along the bar from the outer ends till the sides
meet.
The netting barrier must be laced to the top and both sides of the box section.
The lower end of the netting barrier must be laced to the bottom of the box section for
300 mm from the relevant selvedge (each bottom outside corner) towards the centre.
The NetGrid must be constructed of 300 mm mesh of twisted twine and attached in a
square mesh orientation in parallel with the box section.
Two rigid pipes must be (loosely) attached vertically, either side of the NetGrid on the
outside of the box section. These pipes may be unclipped to hang free on the trawl in
order to facilitate being wound onto the net drum during hauling.
The escape hole is a triangular opening with a flat apex cut in the top sheet of the trawl
which allows the escape of fish too large to through the NetGrid.
The escape hole is cut from 12 meshes from each corner where the NetGrid is joined
to the top panel of the box section (all bar cut) and extends along the top sheet towards
the headline into a triangle, leaving five meshes across at its apex.
The escape hole should then be strengthened with nylon twine, pulled tight to form a
triangle.
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Annex 4
Seltra trawl incorporating a NetGrid to be used by TR2 vessels in the
Irish Sea
Specification of Seltra trawl to be used by TR2 vessels fishing for nephrops in the
Irish Sea
Box section extension
The trawl shall include a box section (4 panel) extension to the cod end with the top panel
of the box section made up of 300 mm square mesh. The specification is detailed below.
Nets 70 mm or 80 mm with up to 120 open meshes
Top panel
Minimum of 4 metres long of square mesh of at least 300 mm mesh size. For knotted
netting, this is measured as the distance between the centres of the two opposite knots in
the same mesh when fully extended. The bar length shall be at least 150 mm between the
centre of sequential knots. The panel shall be 4 bars wide.
Bottom and side panels
Each panel is to be made up of 70 or 80 mm diamond mesh, up to 30 open meshes wide
plus selvedge meshes at each side. Length is to be the same as the top square mesh
panel (maximum length to be no shorter than 3 per cent shorter than the equivalent square
mesh panel).
Location
The box section is to be fitted between the end of the tapered section of the trawl and the
cod end. The forward edge of the square mesh panel is to be within 1.5m of the end of the
taper of the trawl.
Nets 70 mm or 80 mm with up to 100 open meshes
Top panel
Minimum of 4 metres long of square mesh of at least 300 mm mesh size. For knotted
netting, this is measured as the distance between the centres of the two opposite knots in
the same mesh when fully extended. The bar length shall be at least 150 mm between the
centre of sequential knots. The panel shall be 4 bars wide.
Bottom and side panels
Each panel is to be made up of 70 or 80 mm diamond mesh, up to 25 open meshes wide
plus selvedge meshes at each side. Length is to be the same as the top square mesh
panel (maximum length to be no shorter than 3 per cent shorter than the equivalent square
mesh panel).
Location
The box section is to be fitted between the end of the tapered section of the trawl and the
cod end. The forward edge of the square mesh panel is to be within 1.5 metres of the end
of the taper of the trawl.
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Strengthening the panel and stabilising the extension piece
The panel may be fitted with strengthening ropes around its perimeter and one longitudinal
strengthening rope laced along the centre bar of the panel if required. These ropes are to
be no thicker than 12 mm diameter.
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