Six powerful fly-shooters from 30 to 40m, some over 1000hp, some less than two years old are currently fishing inside the 12nm limit and up to 6 miles off Bridlington on the east coast...
These vessels have recently become the focus of attention from Greenpeace. With those vessels that are flagged the net benefit to the UK economy is a possible bone of contention - this AIS trace shows the last 12 months voyages for just one of these vessels and identifies their main ports of landing their catches.