Variation issued: Friday 1 April 2022
Updated 23 December 2024
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1. Check your licence
It is your responsibility to check your licence documents before going to sea as licences can be changed at any time. The most up to date licences can be accessed on the understand your fishing vessel licence page.
The variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 April 2022 are as follows:
2. Under 10m Quota Increase
- Affecting licence Category A (91/99)
| SPECIES | SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) | QUOTA FROM (TONNES) | QUOTA TO (TONNES) |
| Skates and rays | II and IV (North Sea) | 3 | 4 |
3. Over 10m Quota Increase
- Affecting licence Category A (11/99) and Category A Islands (12/99)
| SPECIES | SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) | QUOTA FROM (TONNES) | QUOTA TO (TONNES) |
| Sole | VIIe | 0.7 | 1.2 |
4. Amendment to Conditions
Affecting licence Category A (11), Category A Islands (12), Category A Pelagic (17), Category B (31) and Category C (41)
- Updates at section 8 (Economic Link) and section 9 (Compliance Visiting Condition)
5. Scallop Effort Days for Q2
Affecting licence Category A (11), Category A Islands (12), Category A Pelagic (17), Category B (31) and Category C (41)
- Western Water scallop effort set to 65 days for Q2 (00:01 hrs 1st April – 23:59 30th June)