commonly used to target sole from April to December. Other species landed include flatfish species such as flounder, dab, occasional brill, turbot and plaice and thornback rays and smoothhounds.
14.4.13.3 Static Nets
188. Fleets lengths of monofilament fixed nets used in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project vary in length and depth depending on the vessel and the species targeted. Both trammel and gillnets13 are used in the area consideration. Nets are anchored using grapnel anchors and marked with a combination of dhans and buffs. The type of net and position which it fishes in the water column also varies in response to target species. For example, nets may be set close to the surface for pelagic species such as sprats and herring, in midwater for bass and cod and on the sea bed for sole and skate.
189. Static nets are often set in close proximity to wrecks, due to their fish aggregating properties and their avoidance by demersal trawlers. In areas where activity by demersal trawlers (particularly Belgian vessels) is higher, nets are set inside the 6 to 12nm to avoid potential gear conflict. Nets are usually set for periods of between 24 and 48 hours. In contrast to driftnetting, static nets are generally set along the tide in a north to south heading to prevent them being fouled by weed and other debris and being damaged by the tide.
190. Table 14.11 shows the specifications of a Southwold based vessel and netting gear. As with many other vessels from local ports this vessel also fishes pots and longlines at certain times of the year. Plate 14.8 and Plate 14.9 show the shooting of a driftnet, a driftnet marker and hauling of the net on a local vessel during August 2013.
13 Gillnets are formed by a single mesh layer.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries Page 82
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