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Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2020. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Friday, 10 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Fishing Catches: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to all the Catch-APP trip data submitted by fishermen, how many trips have been (a) submitted by fishermen and (b) compared to corresponding sales notes.

Answer

Up to 30 June 2020, the Marine Management Organisation received 26,333 catch records and 31,261 sales notes from under 10 metre English-licenced fishing vessels.

Catch records submitted through the Catch App and data submitted through sales notes are not always directly comparable. Catch records from multiple landings by the same vessel can be combined into one sale, and sales to multiple buyers can be generated from a single landing. In addition, fishers are able to sell fish directly to members of the public for private consumption in batches of up to 30kg without the requirement for submission of a sales note.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
67759
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Software Fishing catches
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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