14.4.4.3 Fishing Effort 65. Dutch Fishing effort by method and vessel category is shown in Figure 14.10 and 14.11 respectively. It can be seen that patterns broadly reflect landings values and the majority of effort is by beam trawlers. With the exception of several rectangles off the Dutch coast and closer to UK shores, all effort is recorded by vessels from the over-15m fleet.
14.4.4.4 VMS Data 66. Dutch VMS integrated landings values and effort by method provided by IMARES is shown in Figure 14.12 to Figure 14.21. As the majority of the Dutch fleet active in offshore areas of the Southern North Sea is over-15m, this data is considered to accurately represent levels of fishing activity in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project and is also the most up to date data source provided by IMARES. This dataset does not, however, include any activity by the Anglo-Dutch fleet, landings and effort data from which is held by the UK MMO. Analyses of these datasets are included within the relevant sections detailing UK fishing activity.
67. Figure 14.12 shows the spatial distribution of VMS integrated landing values from
the beam trawl fleet. The highest levels of landings values (over €1,500,000) by the beam trawl fleet originate from an area along the coast of the Netherlands and Belgium. Landings from the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project are of high value and are generally higher in the north of the East Anglia Zone. It is evident that the highest value landings from this fishery originate from outside the East Anglia THREE site in the western central part of the windfarm analysis area. Landings from within the East Anglia THREE site itself are somewhat lower. Those from the immediate vicinity of the offshore cable corridor range from less than €50,000 to €250,000 in the south-western and central areas increasing to €500,000 to €1,000,000 closer to the East Anglia THREE site.
68. VMS values from the Dutch demersal trawl fleet are shown in Figure 14.13. The
highest landings values (over €50,000) originate from central and eastern North Sea as well as along the Dutch and Belgian coast. In respect to vessels operating in the East Anglia Zone, the data shows that they target broadly similar grounds to the beam trawl fleet. As far less vessels use demersal otter gear, however, by comparison landings are much lower throughout most of the area under consideration. The highest value areas are situated in two grid locations to the east of the windfarm analysis area. Lower VMS values are recorded in the offshore cable corridor increasing within the East Anglia THREE site.
69.
Figure 14.14 shows the distribution of VMS by values from vessels operating seine nets. The data shows that the highest landings values from the seine netting fleet
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