from the sandeel fleet may periodically target sprat in the vicinity of the East Anglia THREE project (H. Lund Pers. comm.) Danish seine netters also tend to operate in Northern and Central North Sea. As demonstrated by VMS datasets, the gillnetting fleet is the most active in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project.
237. Danish gillnetters target a range of demersal species in the North Sea: cod, hake, plaice, sole and turbot (Ulrich and Andersen, 2004). The fishery is relatively selective as different size meshes are employed to target different species. For example meshes of 120mm minimum size are used to target turbot and brill, which yields a smaller bycatch of plaice and cod.
14.4.24 Norwegian Fishing Activity - Overview 238. VMS data showing the distribution of Norwegian registered vessels (over-15m only) in the North Sea (UK waters only) is provided in Figure 14.93. The highest activity is recorded in the Northern North Sea, a significant proportion of which is by pelagic vessels targeting herring and mackerel. Smaller, discrete areas of high activity are located in the Central North Sea along the western edge of the Dogger Bank. Activity in the Southern North Sea is much lower, including within the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project.
14.4.25 Norwegian Fishing Activity – Regional
14.4.25.1 Surveillance Sightings 239. Figure 14.94 shows that surveillance sightings have observed only two unspecified trawlers between 2008 and 2012, both of which have been over the north-eastern section of the offshore cable corridor.
14.4.25.2 Landings Values 240. Figure 14.95 and Figure 14.96 show landings values (in Norwegian Kroner (Kr)) by species and method, respectively. Landings in all rectangles in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project, with the exception of 35F1, are dominated by sprat and are targeted principally by purse seines. Vessels operating midwater otter trawls and demersal otter trawls record lower values. With respect to the proposed East Anglia THREE project, landings recorded from the windfarm analysis area and offshore cable analysis area are worth the equivalent15 of £107,696 and £145,673, respectively. Norwegian vessels targeting species such as sprat land large quantities of fish on a single voyage. It is therefore considered that these values will be derived from a relatively low number of trips and that activity by this fleet is generally low in the proposed East Anglia THREE project area.
15 1 Kr is the equivalent of 0.1 GBP
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries Page 104
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