Scallop catch
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WQ.399/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BY DEPUTY J. RENOUF OF ST. BRELADE
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 27th OCTOBER 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2025
Question
"Will the Minister state the total scallop catch (in kilograms) in Jersey's territorial waters for each of the last 20 years (including 2025 year to date) broken down between Jersey and French boats and between hand-dived and dredged scallops; and will he further publish whatever information, if any, the Government holds on the prices achieved for scallops during this period?"
Answer
The Marine Resources team produce an annual report that goes some way to answering the Deputy 's question. For the 2024 report, scallop landings and effort from Jersey vessels are presented on page 28 and page 30 respectively and the equivalent landings for French vessels on page 30. French effort data is not yet processed and calculated. Older records can be found in the 2017 annual report that covers to the start of accurate records in 2007. It should be noted that French Catch and activity data have only become available since the implementation of the TCA and the advent of direct reporting to Jersey by French fishing boats, 2022 onwards.
The further detail that the Deputy requests will require some processing by the Marine Resources team, who are currently focused on delivering the Marine Spatial Plan Research Zone Report as well as the Economic Impact Assessment. These are data heavy tasks and I am reluctant to pull officers from these tasks to process the above request given that it will naturally be addressed in the delivery of these reports. Additionally, the team are working on delivering a Scallop Stock Assessment in partnership with Bangor University early 2026. This will provide the remainder of the data asked for in this request.
Q3 2025 data is still being processed so data would only be available up until the end of June 2025, again this data is normally formatted after year end and presented in the Annual report.
I can say that in the coming 18 months the digitisation, and automation, of the reporting and monitoring processes will allow for a system much closer to a live dashboard that will allow closer monitoring and management of the fishery when combined with a full stock assessments and catch advice.