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Northeast Atlantic Bottom trawl haddock fishery - Hatton and Rockall Banks
Fishery  Fact Sheet
Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas 2009
Northeast Atlantic Bottom trawl haddock fishery - Hatton and Rockall Banks
Fact Sheet Citation  
Bottom trawl fishery for haddock - Hatton and Rockall Banks
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Overview: The fishing ground is located on the shallow plateau area of Rockall Bank (200-400 m). It is partially in the international waters, but overlaps the EEZs of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Location of Northeast Atlantic Bottom trawl haddock fishery - Hatton and Rockall Banks
 

Geographic reference:  Northeast Atlantic
Spatial Scale: Regional
Reference year: 2006
Approach: Fishing Activity

Fishing Activity
Fishing Gear: Bottom trawls
Fishery Area: Western Hatton …; Rockall - Part …; Ireland; United Kingdom


Harvested Resource
Target Species: Haddock
Associated Species: Rabbit fish; Ling; Blue ling …  
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Means of Production
Vessel Type: Trawlers
Fishery Indicators
Production: Catch

Fishing Activity
 
Fishery Area
Depth zone: Slope - Upperslope (200 m - 500 m).   Vertical distribution: Demersal/Benthic.  

Geo References
Resources Exploited
Haddock - Rockall
Vessel Type
Trawlers
Flag State
United Kingdom
Russian Federation
Ireland
Norway
Fishing Gear
Bottom trawls
Related Fisheries - Same fishing activity(ies) described by another national perspective (at the same or different aggregation level)
Northeast Atlantic Rockall haddock fisheries
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
ProductionCatch 5188 (4708 RUS; 105 IRL; 375 GBR)tonnes2005
Catch 2559 (2154 RUS; 23 NOR; 382 EU)tonnes2006
Management
 
Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
Area of Competence: NEAFC Convention Area
Maritime Area: High seas.  
Management Body/Authority(ies): Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Area under national jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Management Body/Authority(ies): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Area under national jurisdiction: Ireland
Maritime Area: Exclusive Economic Zone Areas (EEZ).  
Source of Information
 
Bensch, A.; Gianni, M.; Gréboval, D.; Sanders, J.S.; Hjort, A. - Worldwide review of bottom fisheries in the high seas. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 522, Rev.1. Rome, FAO. 2009. 145p.  Click to openhttp://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1116e/i1116e00.htm
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