UK MESH WorkshopUK MESH Workshop

Local Perspective, Sea Local Perspective, Sea Fisheries & European Fisheries & European

Marine SiteMarine Site

David McCandlessDavid McCandless

North Eastern Sea Fisheries CommitteeNorth Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee

North Eastern Sea Fisheries North Eastern Sea Fisheries CommitteeCommittee

Fleet Structure 2005Fleet Structure 2005

240 licensed shellfish vessels240 licensed shellfish vessels

54 demersal whitefish trawlers54 demersal whitefish trawlers

135 active unlicensed vessels135 active unlicensed vessels

Annual landings 13,000 tonnes, £16 Annual landings 13,000 tonnes, £16 millionmillion

Protected Marine AreasProtected Marine Areas

Ecological AssessmentEcological Assessment Prohibited Trawling Areas Prohibited Trawling Areas

IECS appointed to undertake study June 2005IECS appointed to undertake study June 2005 Three core objectives:-Three core objectives:-

Map principle seabed habitats in each areaMap principle seabed habitats in each areaCompare & contrast seabed communitiesCompare & contrast seabed communitiesCompare & contrast mobile fish assemblagesCompare & contrast mobile fish assemblages

Main survey techniques:-Main survey techniques:-single/multi beam AGDSsingle/multi beam AGDSlimited side scan sonarlimited side scan sonarVideo characterisation/ quantitative samplingVideo characterisation/ quantitative samplingFish video surveyFish video survey

Outputs displayed GISOutputs displayed GIS Final report end January 2007Final report end January 2007

Study Outputs - WhitbyStudy Outputs - Whitby

Study Outputs - FileyStudy Outputs - Filey

Study Outputs - HoldernessStudy Outputs - Holderness

Video Characterisation - Video Characterisation - OutputsOutputs

Case Study - Flamborough Case Study - Flamborough Head SACHead SAC

Trawling ActivitiesTrawling Activities

Committee advised 2005 of need to assess Committee advised 2005 of need to assess impactsimpacts

ECJ ruling on fishing activitiesECJ ruling on fishing activities Draft appropriate assessment completed June Draft appropriate assessment completed June

20062006 Broad agreement on management solution:-Broad agreement on management solution:-

Trawling capped on a historical basisTrawling capped on a historical basis

Permanent closure within 0.5 NM of coastPermanent closure within 0.5 NM of coast

Prohibition on beam & multi rigged trawlsProhibition on beam & multi rigged trawls

Implementation of a three-year monitoring Implementation of a three-year monitoring programme programme

Digitised Fishing Records Digitised Fishing Records 20042004

SummarySummary

Seabed mapping work to continue at Seabed mapping work to continue at FlamboroughFlamborough

Eventually rolled out to cover entire Eventually rolled out to cover entire DistrictDistrict

Data used in conjunction with digitised Data used in conjunction with digitised fishing activity recordsfishing activity records

Improved ability to undertake both Improved ability to undertake both fisheries & environmental managementfisheries & environmental management

Adding to national pool of digitised Adding to national pool of digitised knowledgeknowledge