EU members states are subject to the Common Fisheries Policy, a set of rules and quotas that fishing fleets have to abide by when fishing in the EU fishing areas. In areas where UK and other EU members' vessels fish, UK fleets caught 93.5 percent of haddock stocks in 2018. Another four percent of North Sea haddock landings were made by Danish vessels that year.
Share of landings of key fish stocks in UK waters by European Union (EU) member states in 2018, by stock and country
Fishing areas as classified by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):
Subarea VI: Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland.
Subarea VII: Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West.
Subarea IV: North Sea Division.
Division IV a: Northern North Sea;
Division IV b: Central North Sea.
Division VII b-k: Subarea VII excluding Division VII a: Irish Sea.
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Statista estimates. (April 23, 2020). Share of landings of key fish stocks in UK waters by European Union (EU) member states in 2018, by stock and country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113927/share-of-landings-of-fish-stocks-by-eu-member-states/
Statista estimates. "Share of landings of key fish stocks in UK waters by European Union (EU) member states in 2018, by stock and country." Chart. April 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113927/share-of-landings-of-fish-stocks-by-eu-member-states/
Statista estimates. (2020). Share of landings of key fish stocks in UK waters by European Union (EU) member states in 2018, by stock and country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113927/share-of-landings-of-fish-stocks-by-eu-member-states/
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