Government Reports

• Management evaluation report of a limited king scallop (Pecten maximus) fishery within Ramsey Bay fisheries management zone

Scientific Monitoring within the Baie ny Carrickey Closed Area: Summary of Progress & Results (November 2013 – July 2016)

• East Douglas Experimental Research Area: Baseline status (2017/2018)

• East of Douglas Experimental Research Area: Three-Year Review
• Benthic Habitat Mapping: Baie ny Carrikey Marine Nature Reserve

• Benthic Habitat Mapping: Douglas Bay Marine Nature Reserve
• Benthic Habitat Mapping: Port Erin Bay Marine Nature Reserve
• Benthic Habitat Mapping: Niarbyl Bay Marine Nature Reserve
• Benthic Habitat Mapping: Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve
• Benthic Habitat Mapping: Ramsey Bay Marine Nature Reserve
• East of Douglas Experimental Research Area: Five-Year Review

• Side-scan-sonar survey of the Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) beds off the Point of Ayre (August 2008)
• Developing an ecosystem approach to the management of Manx fisheries

• Genetic connectivity and Marine Protected Areas. Progress Report – 26th November 2009
• Seabed habitats around the Isle of Man

• Isle of Man sustainable fisheries strategy

• Lobster Escape Gap Trials

• Baie ny Carrickey Lobster Tagging Update (2016—2018)

• An overview of the crab and lobster fishery in the Isle of Man territorial sea; catch & effort trends, licencing, and latency
• Minimum Conservation Reference Size (MCRS) changes in the lobster (H. gammarus) fishery; expected short-term costs and long-term benefits
• Size at onset of maturity (SOM) of European lobster (H. gammarus), Isle of Man
• A 5-year scientific research plan for the Isle of Man crab and lobster fishery (2020-2025)

• Estimating area of attraction in a Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) fishery using experimental potting

Nephrops and Blue Carbon consultation evidence document Assessment of current Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) fishing activity within the Isle of Man territorial sea.

• Hydrodredge: reducing the negative impacts of scallop dredging
• Sources and sinks of scallops (Pecten maximus) in the waters of the Isle of Man as predicted from particle tracking models

• Comparison of catch efficiencies for king and queen scallops between the R.V. Prince Madog and F.V. Genesis
• Efficiency and environmental impacts of three different queen scallop fishing gears
• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis Fishery: Science and Management

• Predicted impacts of proposed management measures in the Isle of Man’s Pecten maximus fishery
• Progress Report: Genetic investigation into the spill over of scallop larvae from Port Erin Closed Area

The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis fishery: Research Update 2011

• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis fishery stock assessment 2012
• Bycatch Survey – Isle of Man Queen Scallop Otter Trawl Fishery Summer 2012
• Spatial variation in the gonad condition of the scallop Pecten maximus
• Spatial variation in by-catch and energy subsidies generated by a trawl-caught queen scallop fishery

• Potential effects of stock enhancement with hatchery reared seed on genetic diversity and effective population size
• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis fishery stock assessment 2013
• Predicted impacts of proposed management measures in the Isle of Man queen scallop fishery: 2014 Fishing Season
• Management evaluation report of a limited king scallop fishery within Ramsey Bay fisheries management zone

• Environmental impacts of demersal otter trawls targeting queen scallops in the Isle of Man territorial sea
• Predicted impacts of proposed management measures in the Isle of Man queen scallop fishery to be introduced in the 2015 fishing season
• Bycatch Survey – Isle of Man queen scallop otter trawl fishery Summer 2014

• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis fishery stock assessment 2015
• Comparison of catch efficiencies for king and queen scallops between the R.V. Prince Madog and the F.V. Alena

• Predicted impacts of proposed management measures in the Isle of Man king scallop fishery to be introduced in the 2016/2017 fishing season
• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis stock assessment 2016

• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis fishery stock assessment 2017
• Isle of Man king scallop stock advice: A data-limited approach for setting a total allowable catch for the 2017/2018 fishing season

• The Isle of Man Aequipecten opercularis fishery stock assessment 2018
• Isle of Man king scallop stock advice: A data-limited approach for setting a total allowable catch for the 2018/2019 fishing season

• Assessment of queen scallop stock status for the Isle of Man territorial sea 2019/2020
• June 2019 Juvenile Queen Scallop Survey Analysis
• Isle of Man King Scallop (Pecten maximus) Stock Advice for 2019/2020 Season

• Queen Scallop: 2020 Industry Survey Analysis
• King Scallop: 2020 Industry Survey Analysis

• Isle of Man Queen Scallop 2021 Stock Survey Report
• Isle of Man King Scallop 2021 Stock Survey Report
• Evidence base to accompany the Isle of Man King Scallop Long-term Fisheries Management Plan Consultation

• Isle of Man Queen Scallop 2022 Stock Survey Report
• Isle of Man King Scallop 2022 Stock Survey Report

• Isle of Man Queen Scallop 2023 Stock Survey Report
• Isle of Man King Scallop 2023 Stock Survey Report

• Isle of Man King Scallop 2024 Stock Survey Report
• Isle of Man Queen Scallop 2024 Stock Survey Report

• Isle of Man Queen Scallop 2025 Stock Survey Report

• Proposals for Future Management of the Isle of Man Common Whelk Fishery: The Current Evidence Base

• Addressing Knowledge gaps in the Isle of Man Pollack fishery: Collection of baseline fishery-dependant and biological data