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Non-sector catch limits
18/12/2002
Details of the catch limits which will apply to
appropriately licensed UK registered or British owned
fishing vessels over 10 metres overall length have been
revealed.
From 00.01 hours on Wednesday 1 January 2003, the
following arrangements apply only to non sector vessels
i.e. those over 10 metre vessels not in membership of a
Producer Organisation which has been allocated a sectoral
quota of the stock in question.
Fisheries Departments are arranging for appropriate
licences to be issued to all vessels concerned.
All limits are per vessel per month unless otherwise
stated.
NORTH SEA AND WEST OF SCOTLAND
1.North Sea and West of Scotland Cod 500 kg
of which a maximum in West of Scotland (VIa) of 100
kg
2.North Sea and West of Scotland Haddock 250 kg
of which a maximum in West of Scotland (VIa) of 100
kg
3.North Sea and West of Scotland Whiting 250 kg
of which a maximum in West of Scotland of 100 kg
4. North Sea and West of Scotland Saithe 100 kg
5.North Sea and West of Scotland Nephrops 1.5 tonnes
6. North Sea Megrim Closed 1/1/2003
7.North Sea Plaice 750 kg
8.North Sea Sole 100 kg
9.North Sea Hake Closed 1/1/2003
10.Norway Others Closed 1/1/2003
11.North Sea Anglers 200 kg
12.North Sea Lemon Sole/Witches 1 tonne
13.North Sea Turbot/Brill 500 kg
14.North Sea Skates/Rays 4 tonnes
15.North Sea Dabs/Flounders 1 tonne
16.Northern Prawn 4 tonnes
17.North Sea Spurdog 3 tonnes
18. Rockall (VIb) Cod Closed 1/1/2003
19. Rockall (VIb) Haddock Closed 1/1/2003
20.West of Scotland Megrim 250 kg
21.West of Scotland Plaice 100 kg
22.West of Scotland Sole 50 kg
23.Western Hake 100 kg
24.West Coast Anglers 100 kg
25.West of Scotland Pollack 100 kg
AREA VII
1.Sole VIIa 100 kg
2.Sole VIId 500 kg
3.Sole VIIe 50 kg
4.Sole VIIfg 100 kg
5.Sole VIIhjk Closed 1/1/2003
6.Plaice VIIa 1 tonne
7.Plaice VIIde 1 tonne
8.Plaice VIIfg 100 kg
9.Plaice VIIhjk Closed 1/1/2003
10.Cod VIIa 100 kg
11Cod VIIb-k 100 kg
12.Whiting VIIa 50 kg
13.Whiting VIIb-k 750 kg
14.Saithe VII 250 kg
15.Anglers VII 500 kg
16.Megrim VII 200 kg
17.Haddock VIIa 100 kg
18.Haddock VIIb-k 100 kg
19.Pollack VII 2.5 tonnes
20.Nephrops VII 200 kg
PELAGIC
1.North Sea Herring (IVa,b) Closed 1/1/2003
2.Southern North Sea Herring (IVc/VIId) 500 kg
3.North Sea Mackerel Closed 1/1/2003
4.West of Scotland Herring Closed 1/1/2003
5.Firth of Clyde Herring Closed 1/1/2003
6.Western Mackerel 300 kg
7.North Irish Sea Herring (VIIa) Closed 1/10/2003
8.Western Channel and Bristol Channel Herring 200 kg per
vessel per trip
9.English Channel Sprats (VIIde) 5 tonnes
10.North Sea Blue Whiting Closed 1/1/2003
11.North Sea Sandeels Closed 1/1/2003
12.North Sea Horse Mackerel Closed 1/1/2003
13.Western Horse Mackerel 750 kg
14.North Sea Sprats 25 tonnes per vessel per trip
15.Norway Pout Closed 1/1/2003
16.Western Blue Whiting Closed 1/1/2003
17.Bay of Biscay Blue Whiting Closed 1/1/2003
18.Norwegian Sandeels Closed 1/1/2003
DEEP WATER STOCKS FOR 2003
1.Tusk IV Closed 1/1/2003
2.Ling IV 100 kg
3.Tusk V, VI, VII Closed 1/1/2003
4.Ling V, VI-X, XII, XIV 250 kg
5.Black Scabbard V, VI, VII, XII 100 kg
6.Greater Silver Smelt V, VI, VII Closed 1/1/2003
7.Roundnose Grenadier Vb, VI, VII Closed 1/1/2003
8.Blue Ling VI, VII Closed 1/1/2003
These arrangements will be kept under review.
Non-sector catch limits are unrelated to the ongoing
negotiations in Brussels by European Fisheries Ministers on
fishing quotas.