Variation issued: Sunday 22 November 2020
Updated 26 April 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 Sunday 22nd November 2020 are as follows:
2. Under 10m Non-Sector Quota Increase
Affecting Licence Cat A (91/99)
- Cod in ICES sea area VIIb-k (excluding VIId) from 0.07t to 0.1t (strictly bycatch only)
- Sole in ICES sea area VIIe from 2t to 3t
3. Over 10m Non-Sector Quota Increase
Affecting Licence Cat A (11/99) and Cat A Islands (12/99)
- Sole in ICES sea area VIIe from 2t to 3t
4. Amendment to Schedule
Affecting Cat A (11), Cat A Islands (12), Cat A Pelagic (17), Cat B (31) and Cat C (41)
- The limit on the number of effort days fishing for Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus) and Spider Crabs (Maja squinado) in ICESArea VII has been increased from 240 days to 260 days during 2020.