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UK MESH Workshop. Local Perspective, Sea Fisheries & European Marine Site David McCandless North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee. North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee. Fleet Structure 2005. 240 licensed shellfish vessels 54 demersal whitefish trawlers 135 active unlicensed vessels - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UK MESH WorkshopUK MESH Workshop
Local Perspective, Sea Local Perspective, Sea Fisheries & European Fisheries & European
Marine SiteMarine Site
David McCandlessDavid McCandless
North Eastern Sea Fisheries CommitteeNorth Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee
North Eastern Sea Fisheries North Eastern Sea Fisheries CommitteeCommittee
Fleet Structure 2005Fleet Structure 2005
240 licensed shellfish vessels240 licensed shellfish vessels
54 demersal whitefish trawlers54 demersal whitefish trawlers
135 active unlicensed vessels135 active unlicensed vessels
Annual landings 13,000 tonnes, £16 Annual landings 13,000 tonnes, £16 millionmillion
Protected Marine AreasProtected Marine Areas
Ecological AssessmentEcological Assessment Prohibited Trawling Areas Prohibited Trawling Areas
IECS appointed to undertake study June 2005IECS appointed to undertake study June 2005 Three core objectives:-Three core objectives:-
Map principle seabed habitats in each areaMap principle seabed habitats in each areaCompare & contrast seabed communitiesCompare & contrast seabed communitiesCompare & contrast mobile fish assemblagesCompare & contrast mobile fish assemblages
Main survey techniques:-Main survey techniques:-single/multi beam AGDSsingle/multi beam AGDSlimited side scan sonarlimited side scan sonarVideo characterisation/ quantitative samplingVideo characterisation/ quantitative samplingFish video surveyFish video survey
Outputs displayed GISOutputs displayed GIS Final report end January 2007Final report end January 2007
Study Outputs - WhitbyStudy Outputs - Whitby
Study Outputs - FileyStudy Outputs - Filey
Study Outputs - HoldernessStudy Outputs - Holderness
Video Characterisation - Video Characterisation - OutputsOutputs
Case Study - Flamborough Case Study - Flamborough Head SACHead SAC
Trawling ActivitiesTrawling Activities
Committee advised 2005 of need to assess Committee advised 2005 of need to assess impactsimpacts
ECJ ruling on fishing activitiesECJ ruling on fishing activities Draft appropriate assessment completed June Draft appropriate assessment completed June
20062006 Broad agreement on management solution:-Broad agreement on management solution:-
Trawling capped on a historical basisTrawling capped on a historical basis
Permanent closure within 0.5 NM of coastPermanent closure within 0.5 NM of coast
Prohibition on beam & multi rigged trawlsProhibition on beam & multi rigged trawls
Implementation of a three-year monitoring Implementation of a three-year monitoring programme programme
Digitised Fishing Records Digitised Fishing Records 20042004
SummarySummary
Seabed mapping work to continue at Seabed mapping work to continue at FlamboroughFlamborough
Eventually rolled out to cover entire Eventually rolled out to cover entire DistrictDistrict
Data used in conjunction with digitised Data used in conjunction with digitised fishing activity recordsfishing activity records
Improved ability to undertake both Improved ability to undertake both fisheries & environmental managementfisheries & environmental management
Adding to national pool of digitised Adding to national pool of digitised knowledgeknowledge