Variation issued: Friday 01 September 2023
Updated 28 March 2025
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1. Clarification of Prohibited Species List
- Affecting all licence annexes
Big-eye Tuna 鈥� change FROM:
| Description of Sea Fish | Areas of Sea |
|---|---|
| Big-eye Tuna | 听 |
Big-eye Tuna 鈥� change TO (clarification added of 鈥榓ll waters鈥�):
| Description of Sea Fish | Areas of Sea |
|---|---|
| Big-eye Tuna | All waters |
Shortfin Mako 鈥� change FROM:
| Description of Sea Fish | Areas of Sea |
|---|---|
| North Atlantic Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) | All waters |
Shortfin Mako 鈥� change TO (clarification added by removing 鈥楴orth Atlantic鈥� from sea fish description):
| Description of Sea Fish | Areas of Sea |
|---|---|
| Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) | All waters |
2. 10m and under Non-Sector Quota Increase
- Affecting Licence Category A (91/99) and Category A Limited (94/99)
| SPECIES | SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) | QUOTA SET听FROM (TONNES) | QUOTA听 SET TO (TONNES) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting | VIIb-k | 4 | 6 |
3. 10m and under Non-Sector Quota Decrease
- Affecting Licence Category A (91/99) and Category A Limited (94/99)
| SPECIES | SEA AREA (AS STATED IN ANNEXE) | QUOTA SET听FROM (TONNES) | QUOTA听 SET TO (TONNES) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Mackerel | IIa, IVa, Vb, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa,b,d,e | 1.5 (BYCATCH ONLY) | 0.5 (BYCATCH ONLY) |
4. Fishing Restrictions for Undulate Ray
- Affecting all categories in licence schedules
Undulate ray (Raja undulata) can be caught between the hours of 00:01 on 1st January and 23:59 on 30th April; and 00:01 on 1st September and 23:59 on 31st December. This fishery opens at 00:01 on 1st September 2023.
It is your responsibility to check variations听before going to sea as听they can be changed at any time.
If you have any queries, please contact the Fisheries Management Team.