respectively). Landings into these ports from the inshore cable analysis area constitute a significant proportion of each ports total annual landings (96.3% and 81.7%, respectively). Landings into Brixham (1.7 % of the annual value from 33F1) likely originate from UK owned beam trawlers which occasionally target grounds off the coast of East Anglia. Landings from the inshore cable analysis area into Ipswich and Sizewell constitute less than 2% of the total for the rectangle in both cases but represent 31.4% and 99.7% of port totals, respectively. In the case of Sizewell, the majority of these values originate from a single vessel. In contrast, landings into Ijmuiden (Netherlands) represent 10.9% of landings values from 33F1, but this represents less than 0.5% of average annual total for the port.
118. Summary tables and further information on the distribution of landings values by port are provided in Appendix 14.1.
14.5.13 UK Vessels, Gears and Operating Practices 119. The current pattern of fishing by UK vessels in the area of the proposed East Anglia THREE project reflects that generally observed in UK fishing over the past two decades. This is typified by declining vessel numbers, effort, particularly in the over- 15m fleet, and a shift toward smaller less powerful vessels. In grounds outside the 12nm limit, a significant proportion of UK activity has been supplanted by that of the Dutch fleet. In ports such as Lowestoft, which once supported a fleet of larger category vessels including both stern and beam trawlers, active vessels are now almost entirely in the under-10m category and tend to target more inshore grounds such as the inshore cable analysis area.
120. Information gathered through consultation and analysis of the available data has shown that vessels fishing in the area of the proposed East Anglia THREE project and the offshore cable corridor deploy a range of mobile and static gear methods.
121. Within the over-15m fleet, the majority of activity has been by beam trawlers with lower levels by midwater pair trawlers and demersal otter trawlers. Previous analysis of landings values by port suggests a significant number of these vessels are from the Anglo-Dutch fleet. Activity by UK owned and registered beam trawlers based at ports such as Plymouth and Brixham is significantly lower.
122. The over-15m UK owned and registered demersal otter trawlers which occasionally operate in the area of the proposed East Anglia THREE project are understood to be vessels of between 20m to 24m in length with main engines between 350hp and 500hp. These vessels are based mainly at the east coast ports of Grimsby and Scarborough. These vessels operate either single or twin rig trawls with combined weights, including trawl doors, of approximately 2.5 to 4 tonnes.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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