date:Jul 13, 2012
re part-time. This compares with 12,703 fishermen of whom 2,531 were part time in 2010.
Effort controls can be applied to specific zones to aid recovery of stocks. Fishing effort using the most cod-intensive regulated gears has fallen by 38 per cent since the implementation of the Cod Recovery Zone in 2003. Effort in the Sole Recovery Zone with regulated beam trawls has fallen by 27 per cent since its creation in 2004.
Effort on fishing trips targeting scallops in ICES sub-area VII under the