Statutory guidance
2010 10-metres-and-under catch limits
Updated 29 September 2026
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| Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angler - North Sea | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Angler - Area VII | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t |
| Cod - North Sea | 1t | 1t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 500kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 750kg | 1t |
| Cod - Area VIIa | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 150kg |
| Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg |
| Cod - Area VIId | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 150kg | 200kg | 250kg |
| Dabs and flounders - North Sea | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 1t |
| Haddock - North Sea | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t |
| Haddock - Area VIIa | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Haddock - Areas VIIb-k | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1.5t | 2t | 2t |
| Hake - North Sea | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Hake - Western | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Herring - Areas IVc and VIId | 1t | 5t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 500kg | 500kg | 3.5t | 4t | t4 |
| Horse mackerel - West coast | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Lemons and witches - North Sea | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t |
| Ling - North Sea (Area IV EC Zone) | Closed | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Ling - Western | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t |
| Mackerel - Western | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t Closed from 9 November (this excludes fish caught and landed by vessels using handline gear in sea areas VIIe-h only) | 100kg |
| Mackerel - North Sea (weekly catch limit) | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 250kg | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Megrim - North Sea | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Megrim - Area VII | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 2t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t |
| Nephrops - North Sea | 9t | Not set | 11t | Not set | 11t | Not set | 11t 15t from 00.01 on 1 August | Not set | 15t | Not set | 20t 25t from 00.01 on 1 December | Not set |
| Nephrops - Area VI | 4.5t | Not set | 4.5t | Not set | 4.5t | Not set | 4.5t | Not set | 4.5t | Not set | 4.5t | Not set |
| Nephrops - West of Scotland (including North Sea and Area VII) | 15t | Not set | 15t | Not set | 15t | Not set | 15t | Not set | 15t | Not set | 15t | Not set |
| Plaice - North Sea | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 500kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Plaice - Area VIIa | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 1t | 1t |
| Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe | 1t | 1t | 1.5t | 2t | 1t | 1t | 500kg | 250kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg | 300kg |
| Pollock - Area VII | 15t | 15t | 20t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t | 10t |
| Saithe - North Sea (EC Zone) | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg |
| Skates and rays - North Sea | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Skates and rays - Area VIId | 250kg | 250kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 3t | 3t | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 300kg |
| Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 20t | 20t | 20t | 20t | 20t | 20t | 20t | 20t |
| Sole - North Sea | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 1t | 1t | 500kg | Closed | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg |
| Sole - Area VIIa | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Sole - Area VIId | 1t | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1t | 500kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg |
| Sole - Area VIIe | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 30kg | 30kg | 30kg | 30kg | 30kg | 50kg | 100kg | 200kg |
| Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Sprats (for each vessel in a single week) - North Sea | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t |
| Sprats - Areas (VIId and VIIe) | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 15t | 5t | 5t | 5t | 5t | 5t |
| Spurdog (all areas) | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Turbot and brill - North Sea | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Whiting - North Sea | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 3t | 3t | 3t | 2.5t | 2t | 4t | 4t | 500kg Closed from 00.01 on 5 December |
| Whiting - Area VIIa | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Whiting - Areas VIIb-k | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 2t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1t | 1t | 2t |