Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of non-quota stocks were caught by EU vessels in England’s exclusive economic zone waters by species in each year between 2000 and 2020.
The MMO uses data published by the EU Commission to estimate EU landings from UK waters as part of the annual MMO EEZA report. The report is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-commercial-sea-fisheries-landings-by-exclusive-economic-zone-of-capture-report-2019 along with the underlying data. These reports are available for the period 2012-2019, covering UK quota and non-quota landings. EU Data for 2021 is not yet available.
The MMO does not hold comprehensive, historical records of activities by EU vessels, as these are held by their flag state. Table 1 provides an estimate of landings of non-quota species taken from English waters (EEZ and territorial waters) in the period 2012-2016 only.
Estimates of the quantity (t) of non-quota species landed from English waters* by EU vessels (2012-16) | ||||
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Species name | Average annual tonnage |
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Great Atlantic scallop | 2,521 |
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European pilchard(=Sardine) | 2,116 |
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Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei | 1,536 |
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Pouting(=Bib) | 1,435 |
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Edible crab | 1,286 |
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Tub gurnard | 1,208 |
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Lemon sole | 929 |
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Catsharks, etc. nei | 897 |
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European anchovy | 833 |
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Small-spotted catshark | 782 |
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Common squids nei | 748 |
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European seabass | 712 |
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Gurnards, searobins nei | 672 |
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Various squids nei | 581 |
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Red gurnard | 563 |
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Other non-quota species | 8,174 |
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All non-quota species | 24,995 |
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*English Territorial waters and EEZ.