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169. Seasonal variation in landings values by species and method are shown in Diagram 14.41 and Diagram 14.42, respectively. Seasonal variations in effort are shown in Diagram 14.43.


170. Sole landings increased from January onwards, more than tripling in value from February (£6,680) to March (£20,190) and increasing markedly again from April (£54,975) to July (£92,836). Cod are generally targeted during the autumn through to spring. Accordingly, landings values for the species increase steadily from November (£6,565) onwards, peaking in March (£50,481) and remain high into April (£45,006). Bass landings values are highest during May (£14,301) and June (£10,162) decreasing until October where a smaller secondary peak is recorded (£4,422). Lobster and crab landings values are greatest from May to November with respective peaks recorded in July (£6,780) and September (£1,664). By value, whelk landings are generally lower and show considerable variation being absent from landings in September to a maximum value of £7,769 in April.


171. Landings values from vessels operating longlines again broadly follow those recorded for cod, being highest in March (£54,102) and April (£46,224). The beam trawl fleet record their highest value landings during the earlier part of the sole season (April; £34,878 and May; £39,910). Vessels setting gillnets record peak landings values during July (£41,331), August (£30,380) and September (£32,712), coinciding with the peak of the sole fishery. Demersal otter trawlers (e.g. bottom otter trawls) record the highest value landings between April (£11,360) to October (£11,334), peaking in September (£22,078). As crab and lobster are targeted exclusively with pots the distribution of values are broadly similar, being highest from April (£9,282) to November (£4,803). Seasonal effort by method shown broadly reflects landings values.


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