Division 7.4.4

The majority of French and Belgian vessels which operate within the ICES areas are over 15m with the occasional under-10 metre vessel. Data for other member state landings is limited as the majority of these vessels do not land in the UK. 7.4.5 VMS data^f1 from the French and Belgian fleet show little or no activity within the proposed prohibited areas of the SCI to which they have access to (Figures 3 and 4).