Ascension Island: Fisheries

(asked on 2nd July 2015) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of commercial fishing around Ascension Island occurred in the outer (a) 25nm of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), (b) outer 50nm of the EEZ, (c) outer 75nm of the EEZ and (d) outer 100nm of the EEZ.


Answered by
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James Duddridge
This question was answered on 9th July 2015

Since 2014, no commercial fishing licenses have been issued whilst options for marine management around Ascension Island are considered.

However, between 2010 and 2013:

a) Fishing took place on 32% of available fishing days in the outer 25nm of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
b) Fishing took place on 66% of available fishing days in the outer 50nm of the EEZ
c) Fishing took place on 79% of available fishing days in the outer 75nm of the EEZ
d) Fishing took place on 90% of available fishing days in the outer 100nm of the EEZ

The above data is generalised and not a definitive amount per area as catch data was reported by vessels weekly, however, only based on a single location per week.

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