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2013 non-sector 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 | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg |
| Angler - Area VII | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 6t | 6t | 6t | 6t | 6t | 6t | 6t | 6t |
| Cod - North Sea | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t 3.5t from 00.01 on Sunday 24 November | 3.5t |
| Cod - Area VIIa | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg |
| Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 200kg | 1.25t | 2t | 2t | 3.5t | 3.5t | 3.5t |
| Cod - Area VIId | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | Closed | Closed | Closed | 50kg | 50kg | 100kg | 100kg 1t from 00.01 on Sunday 15 December |
| Dabs and flounders - North Sea | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t |
| Haddock - North Sea | 500kg | 500kg | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 5t | 5t | 5t | 5t | 5t | 5t |
| Haddock - Area VIIa | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Haddock - Areas VIIb-k | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 50kg Closed from 00.01 on Sunday 10 November | Closed |
| Hake - North Sea | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg 200kg from 00.01 on Sunday 24 November | 200kg |
| Hake - Western | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg |
| Herring - Areas IVc and VIId | 100kg | 100kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg | 750kg |
| Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Horse mackerel - West coast | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg |
| Lemons and witches - North Sea | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t |
| Ling - North Sea (Area IV EC Zone) | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg |
| Ling - Western | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg |
| Mackerel - Western | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 2t | 2t | 3t | 4t | 4t | 4t | 4t | 4t |
| Mackerel - North Sea | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | 400kg | 400kg | 350kg a vessel a week Changed to 3t a month, effective from 00.01 Sunday 28 July | 4t | 4t | 4t | 4t Closed from 00.01 on Sunday 10 November | Closed |
| Megrim - North Sea | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Megrim - Area VII | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Nephrops - North Sea | 12t 15t from 00.01 on 1 March | Not set | Not set | 12t 15t from 00.01 on 1 May 20t from 00.01 on Tuesday 14 May | Not set | Not set | 25t | Not set | Not set | 25t 30t from 00.01 on Sunday 1 December | Not set | Not set |
| Nephrops - Area VII | 2t | Not set | Not set | 2t 6t from 00.01 on 1 May | Not set | Not set | 6t | Not set | Not set | 6t | Not set | Not set |
| Nephrops - West of Scotland (including North Sea and Area VII) | 9t 20t from 00.01 on 1 March | Not set | Not set | 20t | Not set | Not set | 20t | Not set | Not set | 20t | Not set | Not set |
| Plaice - North Sea | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t 3.5t from 00.01 on Sunday 24 November | 3.5t |
| Plaice - Area VIIa | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t | 2t |
| Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe | 250kg | 250kg | 750kg | 750kg | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.75t 2.25t from 00.01 on Sunday 27 October | 2.75t 3.5t from 00.01 on Sunday 24 November | 3.5t |
| Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | 500kg | Closed | Closed |
| Pollock - Area VII | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t |
| 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 | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t 2t from 00.01 on Sunday 17 November | 750kg |
| Skates and rays - Area VIId | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg 400kg from 00.01 on 20 April | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 400kg | 1t 1.5t from 00.01 on Sunday 17 November | 250kg 1.5t from 00.01 on Sunday 15 December |
| Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t | 12t |
| Sole - North Sea | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg 1t from 00.01 on Saturday 16 March | 1t | 2t | 2t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 4t | 4t |
| Sole - Area VIIa | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg | 100kg |
| Sole - Area VIId | 250kg | 250kg | 1t | 2t | 2.5t | 2.5t | 4t | 4t | 5t | 5t | 5t | 5t |
| Sole - Area VIIe | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg | 0.06 | 100kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg | 150kg |
| Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 50kg | 50kg | 50kg |
| Sprats (for each vessel in a single week) - North Sea | 5t | 5t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t | 7t |
| Sprats - Areas (VIId and VIIe) | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 1t | 1t |
| Spurdog (all areas) | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Turbot and brill - North Sea | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg 1t from 00.01 on Saturday 16 March | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Whiting - North Sea | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg | 250kg 1t from 00.01 on Tuesday 14 May | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t | 1t |
| Whiting - Area VIIa | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Whiting - Areas VIIb-k | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 3t | 3t | 3t | 3t |