Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ: a brief overview of data, methods, and tools

Mendo, T.; Wright, K.; Sweeting, C.; James, M.; Gibson, T.; Muench, A. (2024). Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ: a brief overview of data, methods, and tools. Report by Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme. Report for The Crown Estate. https://doi.org/10.14465/2023.OWEC.001

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author = {Mendo, T and Wright, K and Sweeting, C and James, M and Gibson, T and Muench, A},
title = {Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ: a brief overview of data, methods, and tools},
institution = {Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme},
year = {2024},
month = {mar},
doi = {10.14465/2023.OWEC.001},
url = {https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-3973/2023-cefas-offshore-wind-evidence-and-change-programme-owec-fisheries-sensitivity-mapping-and-displacement-modelling-fismadim-mapping-fishing-activities-in-the-uk-eez},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Human Dimensions, Fisheries},
}

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TY - RPRT
TI - Mapping fishing activities in the UK EEZ: a brief overview of data, methods, and tools
AU - Mendo, T
AU - Wright, K
AU - Sweeting, C
AU - James, M
AU - Gibson, T
AU - Muench, A
AB - The report provides a brief overview of the different types of data available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activity. This review focuses on vessel location data, rather than catches or landings data. A comprehensive report (MMO, 2022) was commissioned by Defra’s Marine Biodiversity Impact Evidence Group (IEG) and prepared by the Marine Management Organisation which investigated data accessible to MMO to enable spatial mapping of <12m fishing vessel activity in England. This review aims to complement the MMO (2022) report, by expanding its spatial coverage to include Scotland, and by including a review of data available for >12 m fishing vessels nationally. A brief overview of methods and tools available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities is included. We further illustrate the strengths and limitations of existing data, methods and tools used to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities and provide recommendations relevant to the application of these data to evaluate potential impacts of offshore wind developments.
DA - 2024/03//
PY - 2024
SP - 14
PB - Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme
UR - https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-3973/2023-cefas-offshore-wind-evidence-and-change-programme-owec-fisheries-sensitivity-mapping-and-displacement-modelling-fismadim-mapping-fishing-activities-in-the-uk-eez
DO - 10.14465/2023.OWEC.001
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Fisheries
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Abstract

The report provides a brief overview of the different types of data available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activity. This review focuses on vessel location data, rather than catches or landings data. A comprehensive report (MMO, 2022) was commissioned by Defra’s Marine Biodiversity Impact Evidence Group (IEG) and prepared by the Marine Management Organisation which investigated data accessible to MMO to enable spatial mapping of <12m fishing vessel activity in England. This review aims to complement the MMO (2022) report, by expanding its spatial coverage to include Scotland, and by including a review of data available for >12 m fishing vessels nationally. A brief overview of methods and tools available to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities is included. We further illustrate the strengths and limitations of existing data, methods and tools used to identify the spatial distribution of fishing activities and provide recommendations relevant to the application of these data to evaluate potential impacts of offshore wind developments.