for sole, followed by plaice. In the windfarm analysis area, sole represent two thirds of the total landings values.
52. Figure 14.8 shows that in the vicinity of the East Anglia Zone the majority of landings
values originate from the beam trawl fleet. In the windfarm analysis area (34F2), beam trawl landings represent in excess of 90% of the total. The remainder of landings originate from demersal trawlers and fly seiners4. The dominance of the beam trawl fleet in terms of landings values is also reflected in corresponding patterns of effort as shown in Figure 14.10.
53. A similar pattern is evident in the offshore cable analysis area, although total annual landings are reduced by approximately 40% in comparison to the wind farm analysis area (Figure 14.8). In this area, midwater pair trawlers5 (targeting either sprat or horse mackerel) record the remainder of landings values.
54. Figure 14.9 shows that almost all Dutch activity in the vicinity of the proposed East
Anglia THREE site is by the over-15m fleet. Dutch fishing effort by vessel category shown in Figure 14.11 confirms the predominance of over-15m vessels.
55.
Further information on the annual variation of the Dutch fleet in terms of effort, landings values by target species and method is provided in Appendix 14.1.
14.5.4.3 VMS Data 56. Dutch VMS integrated landings values and effort by method provided by IMARES are shown in Figure 14.12 to Figure 14.21.
57. 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 site are of relatively high value but values are generally higher in the north-western section of the East Anglia Zone. Values within the vicinity of the offshore cable corridor are
4 Fly seining (also known as Scottish seining) is an encircling gear derived fromtraditional anchor seining. This involves encircling a shoal of fish with the seine ropes, which are then scared into the cod end when hauling commences. In contrast to anchor seining, the vessel does not anchor during hauling of the net, instead holding position using the propeller. Further information on gear specification and operational practices are provided in Appendix 14.1.
5 Midwater trawls are a towed gear comprised of a funnel shaped net held open by trawl doors which are towed up in the water column above the sea bed. The method is used to target pelagic species such as herring and mackerel and horse mackerel. Further information on gear specification and operational practices are provided in Appendix 14.1.
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