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The article outlines the UK's plan to manage its fishing efforts for western waters crab and scallop in ICES Area VII by setting days at sea limits for vessels. These limits, set to prevent exceeding effort limits, will be enforced through licence variations and will be monitored by the MMO. If the UK is likely to exceed these limits, the area VII crab fishery will be closed for over 15 metre vessels. The days at sea scheme applies to UK fishing vessels of 15 metres or more, with days at sea countable in calendar days and not transferable. Vessels must record their trip data in UTC and steaming trips are not included in days at sea if certain conditions are met. Vessels that have used their allocation of days must cease fishing for scallops and return to port.
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Western waters crab and scallop limits managing your fishing effort. All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits. Western Waters (ICES Area VII) 2021 edible and Spider Crab effort annual limit It was decided that days at sea limits will be set for vessels operating in this area for the full 2021 year. This will be enforced via a licence variation. The limit set out below will be applicable to all over 15 metre vessels with a shellfish entitlement operating in area VII and targeting crabs under the Western Waters regime. The MMO will actively monitor days at sea uptake by vessels and review discussions will take place later in 2021 to evaluate uptake to date and discuss the management approach for the remainder of 2021. If the UK looks like it will exceed effort limits prior to 31 December 2021 as set by the ...
Source: Fish Focus
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