14.4.20 German Vessels, Gears and Operating Practices 231. Due to the low level of German fishing activity in the vicinity of the East Anglia THREE project, consultation to gather information on gears and operating practices was not undertaken.
14.4.21 Danish Fishing Activity - Overview 232. Figure 14.90 shows VMS density for the Danish static netting fleet in the North Sea. Activity tends to be highest in the eastern half of the central North Sea off the coast of Denmark. Further areas of high activity are located off the Dutch and Belgian coasts, with smaller, more localised regions located within German waters.
14.4.22 Danish Fishing Activity – Regional 233. Danish landings have been made available to BMM only by sea area (e.g. IVc) as opposed to ICES rectangles. As this provides no additional information on the nature of fishing activity in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project, this dataset has not been included within the report.
14.4.22.1 Surveillance Sightings 234. MMO surveillance sightings of Danish vessels (all gear types) are shown in Figure 14.91. From 2008 to 2012, activity by the Danish fleet in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project has generally been low. Of the three confirmed methods, the most frequent observations have been of Danish gillnetters. Throughout the period for which data is shown only a single vessel has been recorded within the East Anglia THREE site. Higher numbers have been observed south and west of the proposed East Anglia THREE project.
14.4.22.2 VMS data 235. Figure 14.92 shows VMS density of static netting activity in vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project. Activity throughout most of the East Anglia Zone is low, including within the East Anglia THREE site and the majority of the offshore cable corridor. Higher activity is recorded (from ten to over 80 pings per year) immediately north and south of the north-eastern section of the offshore cable corridor. Further areas of relatively high VMS ping densities are located outside the East Anglia Zone to the east and south.
14.4.23 Danish Vessels, Gears and Operating Practices 236. The Danish fleet comprises principally of industrial sandeel trawlers, seine netters and gillnetters. Activity by the industrial sandeel fleet tends to be highest in areas such as the Dogger Bank (Central North Sea) and Norwegian sector (Northern North Sea) and although not limited to these areas, is considerably lower in the Southern North Sea, including the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project. Vessels
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