Bass gill net fishing statistics (FOI)Bass gill net fishing statistics (FOI)
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21 February 2020.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
I refer to a previous published Freedom of Information request at the following link:
Bass netting statistics (FOI)
I would like to request additional information.
A
The number of bass caught in gill nets since December 2018
B
Of these fish, how many were under the Minimum Landing Size of 42cm
C
Of those that had to be returned, how many were already dead.
D
How many days were nets deployed
E
On what dates were nets deployed
F
The length of nets used.
Response
A
4029 bass have been caught between 1 December 2018 and 31 January 2020
B
487 were under the minimum landing size.
C
75 returned to the sea were already dead.
D
Nets were used to catch bass on 83 days between 1 December 2018 and 31 January 2020.
E
The following table shows the dates that nets were used during 2019 and January 2020.
Dates where nets deployed to catch bass |
Month | Dates nets deployed |
| January 2019 | 1, 5, 20, 21, 24, 29 and 31 |
| February 2019 | Closed season |
| March 2019 | Closed season |
| April 2019 | 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 22 and 29 |
| May 2019 | 3, 7, 20, 21 and 23 |
| June 2019 | 10 and 17 |
| July 2019 | 4, 6 and 29 |
| August 2019 | 20, 23, 25, 28, 30 and 31 |
| September 2019 | 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 17 |
| October 2019 | 5, 6, 13, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29 and 30 |
| November 2019 | 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 24, 25 and 27 |
| December 2019 | 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28 and 30 |
| January 2020 | 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 20, 23, 25, 27 and 31 |
F
The length of nets used range between 365 to 600 metres.
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