in the central North Sea along the western edge of the Dogger Bank. Activity in the southern North Sea is much lower.
14.5.25 Norwegian Fishing Activity – Regional
14.5.25.1 Surveillance Sightings 167. Figure 14.94 shows that surveillance sightings have observed only two unspecified trawlers between 2008 and 2012, both of which have been over the north-eastern section of the offshore cable corridor.
14.5.25.2 Landings Values 168. Figure 14.95 and Figure 14.96 show landings values (in Norwegian Kroner (Kr)) by species and method, respectively. Landings in all rectangles in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project, with the exception of 35F1, are mainly sprat and are targeted principally by purse seines. Vessels operating midwater otter trawls and demersal otter trawls record lower values. With respect to the proposed East Anglia THREE project, landings recorded from the windfarm analysis area and offshore cable analysis area are worth the equivalent13 of £107,696 and £145,673, respectively. Norwegian vessels targeting pelagic species such as sprat catch large quantities of fish on a single voyage. It is therefore probable that these values will have been derived from low levels of fishing effort.
14.5.25.3 VMS data 169. Figure 14.97 suggests that activity by the Norwegian fleet in the vicinity of the proposed East Anglia THREE project is negligible, as in most areas (including the East Anglia THREE site and offshore cable corridor) an average of two to five VMS position plots are recorded per year.
14.5.26 Norwegian Vessels, Gears and Operating Practices 170. Information regarding the vessels, gears and operating practices of the Norwegian fleet was not available at the time of submission of this PEIR. Further requests will be made for this data for inclusion within the final East Anglia THREE Environmental Statement (ES).
14.5.27 Existing Environment Summary
171. The East Anglia THREE windfarm site and the offshore and inshore cable analysis areas are fished to varying degrees by the following fleets:
Dutch beam trawlers, demersal otter trawlers, pelagic trawlers, fly seiners and netters
13 1 Kr is the equivalent of 0.1 GBP
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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