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Written Question
Fishing Catches: North Sea
Wednesday 14th July 2021

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 12119, what the Total Allowable Catches are for North Sea sole and plaice for 2021; and what the (a) UK’s opening quota is for those species under the 10m fleet pool quota allocation and (b) EU's opening quota is for 2021.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

Information relating to this question is already published:

The data requested is set out in the below table.

North Sea sole

2021 Total allowable catch (a)

21,361 tonnes

2021 UK opening quota (a)

2,446 tonnes

2021 UK under-10m fleet pool allocation (a)

797 tonnes

2021 EU opening quota (b)

18,817 tonnes

2021 estimated value of the increase in the UK’s opening quota compared to 2020 (based on 2019 UK average landings prices)

£13.0m

North Sea plaice

2021 Total allowable catch (a)

143,419 tonnes

2021 UK opening quota (a)

37,113 tonnes

2021 UK under-10m fleet pool allocation (a)

88 tonnes

2021 EU opening quota (a)

51,985 tonnes

2021 estimated value of the increase in the UK’s opening quota compared to 2020 (based on 2019 UK average landings prices)

£18.8m

(a) post-landing obligation exemption deductions, and pre-allocations adjustments (e.g. quota banked from previous year)

(b) taken from the UK-EU negotiation Written Record as the final EU TAC and Quota Regulation is not yet published, so this is pre-landing obligation exemption deductions and allocations adjustments (e.g. quota banked from previous year)


Written Question
Fishing Catches: North Sea
Wednesday 16th June 2021

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume of North Sea (i) common sole and (ii) plaice made available to vessels under 10m through the Pool for each year between 2016 and 2021 and (b) take up within the Pool of those stocks between 2016 and 2020.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

The data requested is set out in the tables below

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

North Sea plaice

Total Allowable catch (a)

131,714

129,917

112,643

125,435

146,852

UK Opening Quota (a)

34,864

34,388

29,816

26,336

25,538

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

87,630

86,435

74,942

90,319

111,034

UK landings

18,733

14,962

9,550

7,323

5,525

EU landings (excl. UK)

59,610

49,562

39,957

32,044

25,856

Catches from within the UK EEZ

13,203

12,663

11,513

9,391

6,038

U10m fleet pool landings

96

73

36

28

19

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

226

1,012

329

837

68

North Sea sole

Total Allowable catch (a)

13,262

16,123

15,694

12,555

17,545

UK Opening Quota (a)

568

691

672

538

751

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

12,684

15,422

15,012

12,007

16,784

UK landings

705

511

432

334

543

EU landings (excl. UK)

11,750

11,207

10,263

8,005

6,384

Catches from within the UK EEZ

3,554

3,517

3,460

2,987

3,408

U10m fleet pool landings

164

159

113

103

81

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

185

324

293

232

87

(a) before adjustments (e.g. Quota banked from previous year)


Written Question
Fishing Catches: North Sea
Wednesday 16th June 2021

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the catch levels within the UK EEZ of North Sea (a) common sole and (b) plaice for each year from 2016 to 2020.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

The data requested is set out in the tables below

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

North Sea plaice

Total Allowable catch (a)

131,714

129,917

112,643

125,435

146,852

UK Opening Quota (a)

34,864

34,388

29,816

26,336

25,538

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

87,630

86,435

74,942

90,319

111,034

UK landings

18,733

14,962

9,550

7,323

5,525

EU landings (excl. UK)

59,610

49,562

39,957

32,044

25,856

Catches from within the UK EEZ

13,203

12,663

11,513

9,391

6,038

U10m fleet pool landings

96

73

36

28

19

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

226

1,012

329

837

68

North Sea sole

Total Allowable catch (a)

13,262

16,123

15,694

12,555

17,545

UK Opening Quota (a)

568

691

672

538

751

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

12,684

15,422

15,012

12,007

16,784

UK landings

705

511

432

334

543

EU landings (excl. UK)

11,750

11,207

10,263

8,005

6,384

Catches from within the UK EEZ

3,554

3,517

3,460

2,987

3,408

U10m fleet pool landings

164

159

113

103

81

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

185

324

293

232

87

(a) before adjustments (e.g. Quota banked from previous year)


Written Question
Fishing Catches: North Sea
Wednesday 16th June 2021

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume of catches was by (a) the UK and (b) EU member state vessels of (i) common sole and (ii) plaice in the North Sea in each year from 2016 to 2020.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

The data requested is set out in the tables below

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

North Sea plaice

Total Allowable catch (a)

131,714

129,917

112,643

125,435

146,852

UK Opening Quota (a)

34,864

34,388

29,816

26,336

25,538

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

87,630

86,435

74,942

90,319

111,034

UK landings

18,733

14,962

9,550

7,323

5,525

EU landings (excl. UK)

59,610

49,562

39,957

32,044

25,856

Catches from within the UK EEZ

13,203

12,663

11,513

9,391

6,038

U10m fleet pool landings

96

73

36

28

19

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

226

1,012

329

837

68

North Sea sole

Total Allowable catch (a)

13,262

16,123

15,694

12,555

17,545

UK Opening Quota (a)

568

691

672

538

751

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

12,684

15,422

15,012

12,007

16,784

UK landings

705

511

432

334

543

EU landings (excl. UK)

11,750

11,207

10,263

8,005

6,384

Catches from within the UK EEZ

3,554

3,517

3,460

2,987

3,408

U10m fleet pool landings

164

159

113

103

81

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

185

324

293

232

87

(a) before adjustments (e.g. Quota banked from previous year)


Written Question
Fishing Catches: North Sea
Wednesday 16th June 2021

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the North Sea total allowable catch limits are for the (a) common sole and (b) plaice for each year from 2016 to 2021; and what the (i) UK's and (ii) EU member states’ quota allocations are for those stocks for each year from 2016 to 2021.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

The data requested is set out in the tables below

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

North Sea plaice

Total Allowable catch (a)

131,714

129,917

112,643

125,435

146,852

UK Opening Quota (a)

34,864

34,388

29,816

26,336

25,538

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

87,630

86,435

74,942

90,319

111,034

UK landings

18,733

14,962

9,550

7,323

5,525

EU landings (excl. UK)

59,610

49,562

39,957

32,044

25,856

Catches from within the UK EEZ

13,203

12,663

11,513

9,391

6,038

U10m fleet pool landings

96

73

36

28

19

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

226

1,012

329

837

68

North Sea sole

Total Allowable catch (a)

13,262

16,123

15,694

12,555

17,545

UK Opening Quota (a)

568

691

672

538

751

EU Opening Quota (excl. UK) (a)

12,684

15,422

15,012

12,007

16,784

UK landings

705

511

432

334

543

EU landings (excl. UK)

11,750

11,207

10,263

8,005

6,384

Catches from within the UK EEZ

3,554

3,517

3,460

2,987

3,408

U10m fleet pool landings

164

159

113

103

81

U10m fleet pool quota allocation

185

324

293

232

87

(a) before adjustments (e.g. Quota banked from previous year)


Written Question
Shipping: Working Hours
Wednesday 7th October 2020

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what checks are made by the Marine Management Organisation when applying the economic link condition to ascertain whether 50 per cent of the total crew man days at sea were accounted for by crew normally resident in UK coastal areas; and what qualifies as (a) normally resident and (b) coastal areas in that assessment.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

All UK fishing vessels are registered to UK companies (or individuals); the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not hold data relating to the degree of foreign investment or beneficial ownership of these companies or fishing opportunities associated with them. Therefore, it is not possible to provide data on landings, quota compliance or vessel numbers split between UK and foreign ownership. The economic link conditions apply to all UK fishing vessels and are enforced through conditions in the fishing licence to ensure that genuine benefits to the UK are realised by the whole fleet.

The licence condition relating to crewing is audited by the MMO through the requirement of a crew manifest detailing the names and addresses of all crew members. The condition requires residence in the UK and does not specifically relate to distance of residence from the coast.

During 2019 quota donations made though the economic link requirements were estimated to have a value of £2.1 million based on average first sale prices. The donated quota totalled 714 tonnes across the range of stocks as detailed in the table below. Donated quota is provided directly to the 10m and under fleet or traded by the MMO for more beneficial stocks for the 10m and under fleet as necessary. The MMO carries out a large number of trades each year through domestic and international swaps to ensure the most beneficial fishing opportunities for the fleet. Economic link related quota donations form part of the overall trading package along with multiple other sources of quota, so it is not possible to state the precise value of this component. For this reason the MMO uses the first sale value of donated quota to assess the economic link compliance.

Stock donated in 2019 through economic link conditions

Sum of Quantity

Anglers NS (ANF/2AC4-C)

30

Anglers WS (ANF/56-14)

1.1

Cod NS exc IV Norway (COD/2A3AX4)

6

Haddock VIIa (HAD/07A.)

0.2

Hake NS (HKE/2AC4-C)

1

Hake WS incl VII (HKE/571214)

2

Megrim NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (LEZ/2AC4-C)

6

Megrim WS (LEZ/56-14)

0.2

Nephrops NS (NEP/2AC4-C)

313.7

Nephrops WC (NEP/5BC6.)

7.1

Other Species IV ex EC Norway (OTH/04-N.)

6.4

Plaice VIIa (PLE/07A.)

2

Plaice WS (PLE/56-14)

0.1

Pollack VII (POL/07.)

154

Saithe VII (POK/7/3411)

10

Saithe WS (POK/56-14)

1

Skates & Rays NS (SRX/2AC4-C)

15.5

Skates & Rays VI, VII a-k exc D (SRX/67AKXD)

15

Skates & Rays VIId (SRX/*07D.) [counts against /67AKXD]

9.2

Sole NS (SOL/24-C.)

37

Turbot & Brill NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (T/B/2AC4-C)

26

Whiting VIIa (WHG/07A.)

1

Whiting VIIb-k (WHG/7X7A-C)

69.6


Written Question
Fisheries: Quotas
Wednesday 7th October 2020

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total sale price value was of the fish donated by vessel owners under the economic link rule in 2019.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

All UK fishing vessels are registered to UK companies (or individuals); the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not hold data relating to the degree of foreign investment or beneficial ownership of these companies or fishing opportunities associated with them. Therefore, it is not possible to provide data on landings, quota compliance or vessel numbers split between UK and foreign ownership. The economic link conditions apply to all UK fishing vessels and are enforced through conditions in the fishing licence to ensure that genuine benefits to the UK are realised by the whole fleet.

The licence condition relating to crewing is audited by the MMO through the requirement of a crew manifest detailing the names and addresses of all crew members. The condition requires residence in the UK and does not specifically relate to distance of residence from the coast.

During 2019 quota donations made though the economic link requirements were estimated to have a value of £2.1 million based on average first sale prices. The donated quota totalled 714 tonnes across the range of stocks as detailed in the table below. Donated quota is provided directly to the 10m and under fleet or traded by the MMO for more beneficial stocks for the 10m and under fleet as necessary. The MMO carries out a large number of trades each year through domestic and international swaps to ensure the most beneficial fishing opportunities for the fleet. Economic link related quota donations form part of the overall trading package along with multiple other sources of quota, so it is not possible to state the precise value of this component. For this reason the MMO uses the first sale value of donated quota to assess the economic link compliance.

Stock donated in 2019 through economic link conditions

Sum of Quantity

Anglers NS (ANF/2AC4-C)

30

Anglers WS (ANF/56-14)

1.1

Cod NS exc IV Norway (COD/2A3AX4)

6

Haddock VIIa (HAD/07A.)

0.2

Hake NS (HKE/2AC4-C)

1

Hake WS incl VII (HKE/571214)

2

Megrim NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (LEZ/2AC4-C)

6

Megrim WS (LEZ/56-14)

0.2

Nephrops NS (NEP/2AC4-C)

313.7

Nephrops WC (NEP/5BC6.)

7.1

Other Species IV ex EC Norway (OTH/04-N.)

6.4

Plaice VIIa (PLE/07A.)

2

Plaice WS (PLE/56-14)

0.1

Pollack VII (POL/07.)

154

Saithe VII (POK/7/3411)

10

Saithe WS (POK/56-14)

1

Skates & Rays NS (SRX/2AC4-C)

15.5

Skates & Rays VI, VII a-k exc D (SRX/67AKXD)

15

Skates & Rays VIId (SRX/*07D.) [counts against /67AKXD]

9.2

Sole NS (SOL/24-C.)

37

Turbot & Brill NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (T/B/2AC4-C)

26

Whiting VIIa (WHG/07A.)

1

Whiting VIIb-k (WHG/7X7A-C)

69.6


Written Question
Fisheries: Quotas
Wednesday 7th October 2020

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total quota trading value was of the fish donated by vessel owners under economic link conditions in 2019.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

All UK fishing vessels are registered to UK companies (or individuals); the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not hold data relating to the degree of foreign investment or beneficial ownership of these companies or fishing opportunities associated with them. Therefore, it is not possible to provide data on landings, quota compliance or vessel numbers split between UK and foreign ownership. The economic link conditions apply to all UK fishing vessels and are enforced through conditions in the fishing licence to ensure that genuine benefits to the UK are realised by the whole fleet.

The licence condition relating to crewing is audited by the MMO through the requirement of a crew manifest detailing the names and addresses of all crew members. The condition requires residence in the UK and does not specifically relate to distance of residence from the coast.

During 2019 quota donations made though the economic link requirements were estimated to have a value of £2.1 million based on average first sale prices. The donated quota totalled 714 tonnes across the range of stocks as detailed in the table below. Donated quota is provided directly to the 10m and under fleet or traded by the MMO for more beneficial stocks for the 10m and under fleet as necessary. The MMO carries out a large number of trades each year through domestic and international swaps to ensure the most beneficial fishing opportunities for the fleet. Economic link related quota donations form part of the overall trading package along with multiple other sources of quota, so it is not possible to state the precise value of this component. For this reason the MMO uses the first sale value of donated quota to assess the economic link compliance.

Stock donated in 2019 through economic link conditions

Sum of Quantity

Anglers NS (ANF/2AC4-C)

30

Anglers WS (ANF/56-14)

1.1

Cod NS exc IV Norway (COD/2A3AX4)

6

Haddock VIIa (HAD/07A.)

0.2

Hake NS (HKE/2AC4-C)

1

Hake WS incl VII (HKE/571214)

2

Megrim NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (LEZ/2AC4-C)

6

Megrim WS (LEZ/56-14)

0.2

Nephrops NS (NEP/2AC4-C)

313.7

Nephrops WC (NEP/5BC6.)

7.1

Other Species IV ex EC Norway (OTH/04-N.)

6.4

Plaice VIIa (PLE/07A.)

2

Plaice WS (PLE/56-14)

0.1

Pollack VII (POL/07.)

154

Saithe VII (POK/7/3411)

10

Saithe WS (POK/56-14)

1

Skates & Rays NS (SRX/2AC4-C)

15.5

Skates & Rays VI, VII a-k exc D (SRX/67AKXD)

15

Skates & Rays VIId (SRX/*07D.) [counts against /67AKXD]

9.2

Sole NS (SOL/24-C.)

37

Turbot & Brill NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (T/B/2AC4-C)

26

Whiting VIIa (WHG/07A.)

1

Whiting VIIb-k (WHG/7X7A-C)

69.6


Written Question
Fisheries: Quotas
Wednesday 7th October 2020

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) sale price of fish or (b) the tradable quota value is used by the Marine Management Organisation in assessing whether vessel owners have satisfied the economic link condition.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

All UK fishing vessels are registered to UK companies (or individuals); the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not hold data relating to the degree of foreign investment or beneficial ownership of these companies or fishing opportunities associated with them. Therefore, it is not possible to provide data on landings, quota compliance or vessel numbers split between UK and foreign ownership. The economic link conditions apply to all UK fishing vessels and are enforced through conditions in the fishing licence to ensure that genuine benefits to the UK are realised by the whole fleet.

The licence condition relating to crewing is audited by the MMO through the requirement of a crew manifest detailing the names and addresses of all crew members. The condition requires residence in the UK and does not specifically relate to distance of residence from the coast.

During 2019 quota donations made though the economic link requirements were estimated to have a value of £2.1 million based on average first sale prices. The donated quota totalled 714 tonnes across the range of stocks as detailed in the table below. Donated quota is provided directly to the 10m and under fleet or traded by the MMO for more beneficial stocks for the 10m and under fleet as necessary. The MMO carries out a large number of trades each year through domestic and international swaps to ensure the most beneficial fishing opportunities for the fleet. Economic link related quota donations form part of the overall trading package along with multiple other sources of quota, so it is not possible to state the precise value of this component. For this reason the MMO uses the first sale value of donated quota to assess the economic link compliance.

Stock donated in 2019 through economic link conditions

Sum of Quantity

Anglers NS (ANF/2AC4-C)

30

Anglers WS (ANF/56-14)

1.1

Cod NS exc IV Norway (COD/2A3AX4)

6

Haddock VIIa (HAD/07A.)

0.2

Hake NS (HKE/2AC4-C)

1

Hake WS incl VII (HKE/571214)

2

Megrim NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (LEZ/2AC4-C)

6

Megrim WS (LEZ/56-14)

0.2

Nephrops NS (NEP/2AC4-C)

313.7

Nephrops WC (NEP/5BC6.)

7.1

Other Species IV ex EC Norway (OTH/04-N.)

6.4

Plaice VIIa (PLE/07A.)

2

Plaice WS (PLE/56-14)

0.1

Pollack VII (POL/07.)

154

Saithe VII (POK/7/3411)

10

Saithe WS (POK/56-14)

1

Skates & Rays NS (SRX/2AC4-C)

15.5

Skates & Rays VI, VII a-k exc D (SRX/67AKXD)

15

Skates & Rays VIId (SRX/*07D.) [counts against /67AKXD]

9.2

Sole NS (SOL/24-C.)

37

Turbot & Brill NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (T/B/2AC4-C)

26

Whiting VIIa (WHG/07A.)

1

Whiting VIIb-k (WHG/7X7A-C)

69.6


Written Question
Fisheries: Quotas
Wednesday 7th October 2020

Asked by: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the weight was of the fish donated by vessel owners under economic link conditions, by species, in 2019.

Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General

All UK fishing vessels are registered to UK companies (or individuals); the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not hold data relating to the degree of foreign investment or beneficial ownership of these companies or fishing opportunities associated with them. Therefore, it is not possible to provide data on landings, quota compliance or vessel numbers split between UK and foreign ownership. The economic link conditions apply to all UK fishing vessels and are enforced through conditions in the fishing licence to ensure that genuine benefits to the UK are realised by the whole fleet.

The licence condition relating to crewing is audited by the MMO through the requirement of a crew manifest detailing the names and addresses of all crew members. The condition requires residence in the UK and does not specifically relate to distance of residence from the coast.

During 2019 quota donations made though the economic link requirements were estimated to have a value of £2.1 million based on average first sale prices. The donated quota totalled 714 tonnes across the range of stocks as detailed in the table below. Donated quota is provided directly to the 10m and under fleet or traded by the MMO for more beneficial stocks for the 10m and under fleet as necessary. The MMO carries out a large number of trades each year through domestic and international swaps to ensure the most beneficial fishing opportunities for the fleet. Economic link related quota donations form part of the overall trading package along with multiple other sources of quota, so it is not possible to state the precise value of this component. For this reason the MMO uses the first sale value of donated quota to assess the economic link compliance.

Stock donated in 2019 through economic link conditions

Sum of Quantity

Anglers NS (ANF/2AC4-C)

30

Anglers WS (ANF/56-14)

1.1

Cod NS exc IV Norway (COD/2A3AX4)

6

Haddock VIIa (HAD/07A.)

0.2

Hake NS (HKE/2AC4-C)

1

Hake WS incl VII (HKE/571214)

2

Megrim NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (LEZ/2AC4-C)

6

Megrim WS (LEZ/56-14)

0.2

Nephrops NS (NEP/2AC4-C)

313.7

Nephrops WC (NEP/5BC6.)

7.1

Other Species IV ex EC Norway (OTH/04-N.)

6.4

Plaice VIIa (PLE/07A.)

2

Plaice WS (PLE/56-14)

0.1

Pollack VII (POL/07.)

154

Saithe VII (POK/7/3411)

10

Saithe WS (POK/56-14)

1

Skates & Rays NS (SRX/2AC4-C)

15.5

Skates & Rays VI, VII a-k exc D (SRX/67AKXD)

15

Skates & Rays VIId (SRX/*07D.) [counts against /67AKXD]

9.2

Sole NS (SOL/24-C.)

37

Turbot & Brill NS IIa(EC), IV(EC) (T/B/2AC4-C)

26

Whiting VIIa (WHG/07A.)

1

Whiting VIIb-k (WHG/7X7A-C)

69.6