shore to the south. The highest numbers of vessels working longlines also occur to the north-east of the offshore cable corridor. Demersal trawlers and gill and driftnetters are observed in lower numbers within the inshore section of the offshore cable corridor.
135. Sightings in offshore areas are characterised by low numbers of potters, beam trawlers, unspecified trawlers and longliners.
14.4.11.2 Landings Values
136. Figure 14.42 illustrates landings values recorded in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project by species. Average landings values from the windfarm analysis area are comparatively low (£173,728) and dominated by sole. Cod, plaice and sprats (respectively) represent smaller proportions of the total value.
137. A similar pattern is apparent over the offshore cable corridor, though landings of plaice are of considerably higher value than cod. On average, landings values from this area (£391,941) are approximately two times greater than from the windfarm analysis area.
138. Landings from the inshore cable corridor analysis area (£1,027,447) are of considerably higher value than both other analysis areas with over half the total value represented by sole. Cod are more important than in other areas and account for approximately a quarter of total landings values. Bass and thornback rays are also of increased importance compared to rectangles located to the east and north, although respective contributions are relatively low. Landings values in 32F1, in which the south-western extremity of the offshore cable corridor is located, are the highest from any rectangle in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project, approximately 50% of which is again comprised by sole. The large proportion of ‘other species’ in this rectangle will be landings of cockles from the Thames Estuary fishery. Although cod represent a smaller proportion of landings than in the inshore cable analysis area, the distribution of other species is similar.
139. Figure 14.43 shows landings values recorded in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project by method.
140. Similar to adjacent areas, the majority of landings values in the windfarm analysis area originate from vessels using beam trawls. It is important to note that a significant proportion of landings from UK registered beam trawlers will in fact be by the Anglo-Dutch fleet (See section 14.4.12.2). The proportion of landings values recorded by longlines corresponds directly with those shown previously for cod.
141. Beam trawls are also the principal method used to target plaice and sole in the offshore cable analysis area. Midwater otter trawls record much lower values which
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