Scope of this assessment - fishing activities assessed The geographic scope of this assessment covers the entire Margate and Long Sands EMS. All fishing activity/feature interactions at this site identified as in the of fisheries gear types ‘amber’ and European marine site protected features were considered for inclusion (hereafter ‘the Matrix’) in this assessment. Fishing activity-feature interactions identified as are also assessed if ‘green’ there are in-combination effects with other activities. Table 4 shows the fishing activities with amber interactions assessed at this site. The gear ‘matrix column shows the categories used in the Matrix. These are matched to the type’ ‘aggregated categories used in Natural England conservation advice packages. method’ Table 4: Fishing activities with amber interactions included for assessment Features Matrix Gear Type Natural England Aggregated Method Subtidal coarse Anchor seine Demersal seine sediment Scottish/fly seine Beam trawl (whitefish) Demersal trawl And Beam trawl (shrimp) Beam trawl (pulse/wing) Subtidal mixed Heavy otter trawl sediments Multi-rig trawls Light otter trawl And Pair trawl Scallops Dredges Subtidal sand Mussels, clams, oysters Pump scoop (cockles, clams) Suction (cockles) Hydraulic dredges Pots/creels Traps (crustacea/gastropods) Cuttle pots Fish traps Gill nets Anchored nets/lines Trammels Entangling Drift nets (demersal) Beach seines/ring nets Shore-based activities Shrimp push-nets Fyke and stakenets Bait dragging Commercial sea fishing has the potential to vary in nature and intensity over time. This assessment considers a particular range of recent and likely future activity based on activity levels and type as identified in section 4.1.4. To ensure that the conservation objectives of the site are not hindered should future activity occur outside of this range, the MMO will monitor activity at this site, and will review this assessment should certain conditions be triggered. See section 6 and 7 for more information on ongoing monitoring and control at this site.
Scope of this assessment - fishing activities assessed The geographic scope of this assessment covers the entire Margate and Long Sands EMS. All fishing activity/feature interactions at this site identified as ‘amber’ in the of fisheries gear types and European marine site protected features (hereafter ‘the Matrix’) were considered for inclusion in this assessment. Fishing activity-feature interactions identified as ‘green’ are also assessed if there are in-combination effects with other activities. Table 4 shows the fishing activities with amber interactions assessed at this site. The ‘matrix gear type’ column shows the categories used in the Matrix. These are matched to the ‘aggregated method’ categories used in Natural England conservation advice packages. Table 4: Fishing activities with amber interactions included for assessment Features Matrix Gear Type Natural England Aggregated Method Subtidal coarse sediment And Subtidal mixed sediments And Subtidal sand Anchor seine Demersal seine Scottish/fly seine Beam trawl (whitefish) Demersal trawl Beam trawl (shrimp) Beam trawl (pulse/wing) Heavy otter trawl Multi-rig trawls Light otter trawl Pair trawl Scallops Dredges Mussels, clams, oysters Pump scoop (cockles, clams) Suction (cockles) Hydraulic dredges Pots/creels (crustacea/gastropods) Traps Cuttle pots Fish traps Gill nets Anchored nets/lines Trammels Entangling Drift nets (demersal) Beach seines/ring nets Shore-based activities Shrimp push-nets Fyke and stakenets Bait dragging Commercial sea fishing has the potential to vary in nature and intensity over time. This assessment considers a particular range of recent and likely future activity based on activity levels and type as identified in section 4.1.4. To ensure that the conservation objectives of the site are not hindered should future activity occur outside of this range, the MMO will monitor activity at this site, and will review this assessment should certain conditions be triggered. See section 6 and 7 for more information on ongoing monitoring and control at this site.