Manage your fishing effort: Sole Recovery Zone 2026 to 2027
Detailed scheme rules and application forms to fish in the Sole Recovery Zone with regulated gears.
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The following rules apply to the carriage and use of regulated gears in the Sole Recovery Zone (SRZ) for the 2026 to 2027 Management Year (which runs from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027), The SRZ Scheme applies to vessels of 10 meters and over in length. The rules apply in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Area 7e (Western Channel).
Updates to this page
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Link to the Introduction - Sole Recovery Zone Days at Sea: Apply to transfer days at Sea added to the Sole Recovery Zone Rules.
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Introduction - Sole Recovery Zone Days at Sea: Apply to transfer days at sea form link added.
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2026/27 update
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Update 13/02 - SRZ rules
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2025 update
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Dates updated to the new year (2024)
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Updating dates ahead of the New Year
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2023-2024 update
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Form updated: Manage your fishing effort: Sole Recovery Zone 2022 to 2023
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page updated to reflect changes going into 2022
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Page updated following changes in guidance regarding beam trawlers.
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Sole Recovery Zone rules updated for 2021
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Updated for 2020
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Text updated
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Text and form updated
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form updated
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2018 to 2019 rules added
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Rules updated
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Dates updated
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Sole Recovery Zone rules for the 2015 to 2016 management year changed
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Sole Recovery Scheme Rules for 2015 to 2016 added
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First published.