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PDF TEST Stock Status within the North Sea Plaice
Key Findings
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- North Sea Plaice are considered to be a 'Best Choice' by the Marine Conservation Society in the northern North Sea.
- Landings for local ports are not listed within Scottish Fisheries Statistics. Combined Scottish catches are shown in Table 1 - with a peak in 218 - then a decline in volume and value.
- Catches of Plaice increased in the 1980s and 1990s resulted in a reduction in Stock Biomass. Since the mid-2000s catching and effort have reduced and stock biomass has increased.
Nursary and spawning area in Scotland
ICES Stock assessment for Plaice
Notes
Linked Information Sheets
Seafood Landings by Value into the North East of Scotland - Employment in the fishing industry offshore- Employment in the fishing industry onshore- Markets for Seafood - Fraserburgh Harbour, Peterhead Harbour - Aberdeen Harbour - Small Harbours north of Aberdeen - Small Harbours South of Aberdeen – Status of key commercial species – Numbers of fishing vessels – Training - Employment - Mackerel line catch value
Key sources of Information
Reviewed on/by
19/09/23 by Ian Hay
Status
First Draft (this is for demonstration only at this time and has not been reviewed)
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