Quotas
Quotas are set to help achieve the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy for the conservation and sustainable management of fish stocks.
Member states are responsible for ensuring that landings by their fishing fleets do not exceed their quotas. Because overfishing of quotas can endanger stocks, the EU deducts quota from any member state that overfishes and may also bring legal proceedings, with the possibility of substantial fines.
Under 10 metre quota needs survey 2012
Following the first online survey in 2011 that was introduced to help provide us with additional information, we are again carrying out a voluntary survey to gain further information direct from operators to inform our inshore fisheries management decisions in 2012.
The survey was available online from 1 October to 31 December 2011. The results from last year’s survey are available on the Quotas page.
If you have any questions about the survey please email catchlimits@marinemanagement.org.uk
The first survey ran from November to early December 2010, and as part of this we committed to releasing a summary of the results collated from the responses received from fishermen. We intend to repeat this exercise each year in October to December to provide updated information.
Summary results from quota needs for the inshore fleet survey (PDF 2.3 MB)
Quota group meetings
Summary of meetings held in Area VIId 8-10 February 2011 by fish stock
Summary of points from August 2010's meeting with fishing industry in East Anglia and Kent
(PDF 21 KB) to discuss the recent closure and subsequent reopening of the North Sea sole fishery
Contact information
Fisheries Management and Control Team
Marine Management Organisation
PO Box 1275
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE99 5BN
Tel: 0191 376 2595
Fax: 0191 376 2681
Email: fmc@
marinemanagement.org.uk
Further information
Summary of quota swaps and gifts to the inshore fleet in 2010 (PDF 60 KB) updated 26 November 2010
Some of these documents are in the portable document format (PDF) for downloading. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be freely downloaded from www.adobe.co.uk