AREA VII Fisheries Ministers today announced details of the catch limits which will apply to appropriately licensed UK registered or British owned fishing vessels over 10 metres overall length from 00.01 hours on Sunday 1 April 2001. The following arrangements apply only to non sector vessels i.e. those over 10 metre vessels not in membership of a Producer Organisation which has been allocated a sectoral quota of the stock in question. Fisheries Departments are arranging for appropriate licences to be issued to all vessels concerned.
All limits are per vessel per month unless otherwise stated.
Changes in limits from the previous month are shown in bold. 500 Kg of which maximum in North Sea of 300kg 3. 500 Kg of which a maximum in North Sea of 250 Kg 4. 200 kg of which a maximum in North Sea of 100 kg 5. North Sea and West of Scotland Nephrops 2 tonnes of which a maximum in North Sea of 2 tonnes 6.