UK: Scottish economic link boosts local landings

Published 2024년 8월 15일

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The Scottish Government has enhanced the economic link licence condition to benefit Scotland and its fisheries-dependent areas, covering the eight most valuable species caught by Scottish vessels. This condition, effective from January 2023, has led to an increase in the landing of mackerel and herring in Scotland, despite changes in Total Allowable Catch for herring. Both Shetland and Peterhead, Scotland's major pelagic ports, have seen significant increases in mackerel landings, whereas herring landings have risen only in Peterhead. These changes are based on provisional data for 2023, with adjustments expected for the final Sea Fisheries Statistics of the year.

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Scottish economic link boosts local landings. The Scottish Government has strengthened the economic link licence condition so that it delivers more benefits to Scotland and its fisheries-dependent areas. The licence condition covers the eight most important species, by landed value, into Scotland. These are herring, mackerel, nephrops, haddock, anglerfish, cod, hake and whiting (“the 8 key species”) and these account for 90% of the value of total landings by Scottish vessels of species managed by Total Allowable Catch. 2023 Landings by 8 key species Updated economic link licence condition came into effect in January 2023, with transitional increases for the two pelagic species (mackerel and herring) between 2023 and 2025. The data used for this landings update are provisional figures for 2023 with quality assurance ongoing. As such, figures for 2023 may change once the final Sea Fisheries Statistics for 2023 are published later this year. The Scottish registered fleet landed over ...

Source: Fish Focus