Table 3 Average catch per unit effort (CPUE) for species recorded in IBTS surveys within the East Anglia Zone (2001 – 2010). Only species shown with CPUE >10 Zone


EA 3 and 4 overlap Nursery


Species Plaice


Sole Cod


Sandeel Sprat


Herring Sea trout Spurdog


Thornback ray


Tope Spawning High Intensity


High Intensity ground in the southern half of Zone


Low intensity in south of Zone


Low intensity area covers much of Zone Whole Zone


Low intensity in south of Zone N


Not defined Not defined


Not defined None


Limited to the western edge of the Zone


Low intensity area covers much of Zone


Low intensity area covers much of Zone


Low intensity area covers much of Zone N


Not defined


Limited to the western edge of the Zone


Low intensity area covers whole Zone


Y


Y (slight overlap THREE) N FOUR N


Y South and east of Zone Y


N N


Not defined Not defined


Not defined


N N


Y Y Y


Y N Spawning Nursery


Commercial importance


High High


Medium Low Low


Low


Medium (targeted by licensed fisheries off the coast of East Anglia)


Not defined


N Y


Medium Medium


Low Conservation Designation


UK BAP, IUCN (least concern) UK BAP


UK BAP, OSPAR, IUCN (vulnerable) UK BAP UK BAP


UK BAP, IUCN (least concern) UK BAP, IUCN (lower risk/least concern)


UK BAP, OSPAR, IUCN (vulnerable) OSPAR, IUCN (near threatened)


UK BAP, IUCN (vulnerable)


Evidence plan Fish and Shellfish method statement


East Anglia THREE & East Anglia FOUR Offshore Windfarms


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