that only five vessels use this gear on a full time basis in all sea areas fished by the Belgian fleet (Redercentrale 2013). Further information on vessel and gear specifications are provided in Appendix 14.1.
84. A broad indication of the areas fished by both Eurocutters and the larger category Belgian vessels, as depicted on paper charts by skippers during consultation (Rederscentrale, August 2013) is shown in Figure 14.32. As would be expected these correspond broadly with VMS datasets shown previously.
85. Areas fished by both vessel categories are generally located along the western edge
of the East Anglia Zone some distance from the East Anglia THREE site. Some Eurocutter grounds are located within the 6 to 12nm limit, whilst those of larger vessels are located outside of this boundary. Specific grounds fished within these areas are dictated by the distribution of target species and will vary between years.
86. Activity by the Belgian fleet is distributed throughout the central and southern North Sea, English Channel, Celtic Sea and Irish Sea and individual vessels regularly move between these areas. This is in contrast to Dutch activity which is mainly restricted to the North Sea and grounds targeted by fleets from particular ports may be relatively localised (e.g. Den Helder and Texel). It was reported during consultation that the intensity of fishing by the Belgian fleet in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project has decreased in recent years as the quality of the fishing is perceived to have declined (Rederscentrale 2013).
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Further information on vessel specifications and operational practices is provided in Appendix 14.1.
14.5.10 UK Fishing Activity – Overview Figure 14.33 shows the extent of UK fishing activity (all gear types) by vessels
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over-15m as recorded by VMS (value). The highest value areas are located off the West of Scotland (ICES sub-area VIa), in the Irish Sea (sub-area VIIa), Celtic Sea (sub- areas VIIf, VIIg, VIIh), English Channel (VIIe, VIId) and Central North Sea (sub-area IVb). The area of the southern North Sea (sub-area IVc) in which the proposed East Anglia THREE project is situated exhibits lower values than all other areas in UK waters. As previously highlighted, however, VMS datasets show activity for the over- 15m fleet only and will therefore underrepresent total fishing activity.
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