1. UK MESH Workshop Local Perspective, Sea Fisheries & European Marine Site David McCandless North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee

3. Fleet Structure 2005 240 licensed shellfish vessels 54 demersal whitefish trawlers 135 active unlicensed vessels Annual landings 13,000 tonnes, £16 million

4. Protected Marine Areas

5. Ecological Assessment Prohibited Trawling Areas  IECS appointed to undertake study June 2005  Three core objectives:- Map principle seabed habitats in each area Compare & contrast seabed communities Compare & contrast mobile fish assemblages  Main survey techniques:- single/multi beam AGDS limited side scan sonar Video characterisation/ quantitative sampling Fish video survey  Outputs displayed GIS  Final report end January 2007

6. Study Outputs - Whitby

7. Study Outputs - Filey

8. Study Outputs - Holderness

9. Video Characterisation - Outputs

10. Case Study - Flamborough Head SAC

11. Trawling Activities  Committee advised 2005 of need to assess impacts  ECJ ruling on fishing activities  Draft appropriate assessment completed June 2006  Broad agreement on management solution:- Trawling capped on a historical basis Permanent closure within 0.5 NM of coast Prohibition on beam & multi rigged trawls Implementation of a three-year monitoring programme

13. Digitised Fishing Records 2004

14. Summary  Seabed mapping work to continue at Flamborough  Eventually rolled out to cover entire District  Data used in conjunction with digitised fishing activity records  Improved ability to undertake both fisheries & environmental management  Adding to national pool of digitised knowledge