Scallop fishing was in effect a regulated open acceess fishery in UK until 2012 when the Western Waters management regime was implemented, limiting the maximum effort for the UK fleet of over 15m vessels and, via the UK government, limiting effort per vessel over 15m. This analysis identifies the main...
Situation: UK scallop fishing is input measures, with effort limits applied to >15m vessels only. There are no output limits. Industry members noted a decline in profits, and suggested that the effort regime was to blame. Government asked for evidence to support the claim and asked Seafish for economic analysis...