and Figure 14.79 indicates that there has been a decrease in the categorisation of landings values from the East Anglia THREE site from €75,000 to €100,000 in 2008 to €50,000 to €75,000 in 2009. Landings values originating from the offshore area of the cable corridor have remained comparatively stable although are distributed over a wider area. Figure 14.80 and Figure 14.81 show that vessel numbers in a small area of the north-west of the East Anglia THREE site have increased from less than five vessels in 2008 to up to ten in 2009. In addition, the area fished by up to 40 vessels in the vicinity of the offshore cable corridor has expanded in 2009 compared to 2008. In both 2008 and 2009 effort by French vessels remained below 100 hours in the vicinity of the East Anglia THREE site. Corresponding to vessel numbers, patterns of effort in the 100 to 250 hour category have expanded to areas east and north in 2009 compared to 2008 (Figure 17.82 and Figure 17.83).
14.4.15.3 Effort Data
215. Figure 14.84 shows effort by French vessels (all methods) in months for 2012 only and is based on a consultation with 89% of the fleet. It can be seen that the highest levels of effort by French vessels are located in the southern part of the East Anglia Zone, which supports VMS data. The 2012 data indicates relatively low levels of activity (6 to 15 months) in the west part of the windfarm analysis area and the offshore cable analysis area.
14.4.16 French Vessels, Gears and Operating Practices 216. The vessels accounting for the majority of French fishing activity in the area of the proposed East Anglia THREE project are the larger category of trawlers operating from the Nord Pas de Calais region, of which Boulogne is the principal fishing port. During consultation it was stated that are up to 20 vessels which potentially target grounds in the area of the proposed East Anglia THREE project, five of which are from Fonds Régional d’Organisation du Marché du Nord (FROM Nord) (four demersal otter trawlers and one pelagic freezer trawler) and 15 from CME. The majority of these vessels are between 20 and 25min length with main engines of between 300hp and 800hp. The pelagic freezer trawler is however much larger with a registered length of 86.25m. Plate 14.11 and Plate 14.12 show typical examples of the type of French demersal trawlers based at Boulogne.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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