Consultation outcome

Under-10 meter vessels

Published 23 November 2017

Stock by Area November 2017 December 2017 proposed limit
Angler - North Sea 1t 1t
Angler - Area VII 5t 5t
Cod - North Sea 3t 3t
Cod - Area VIIa 500kg 500kg
Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) 550kg 550kg
Cod - Area VIId 1.5t 1.5t
Haddock - North Sea 4t 4t
Haddock - Area VIIa 500kg 500kg
Haddock – Area VIIb-k 2.5t 2.5t
Hake - North Sea 1t 1t
Hake - Western 3t 3t
Herring - Areas IVc and VIId 15t 15t
Herring - Area VIIa 200kg 200kg
Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf 5t 5t
Herring - Areas VIIghjk 100kg 100kg
Horse mackerel - North Sea & VIId 750kg 750kg
Horse mackerel - West coast 250kg 250kg
Lemons and witches - North Sea 3t 3t
Ling - North Sea (Area IV) 300kg 300kg
Ling - Western 3t 3t
Mackerel - North Sea 2t 2t
Mackerel - Western 1t 1t
Megrim - North Sea 300kg 300kg
Megrim - Area VII 2t 2t
Nephrops - North Sea (quarterly catch limits) 20t 20t
Nephrops - Area VII (quarterly catch limits) 5t 5t
Nephrops - West of Scotland (including North Sea and Area VII) (quarterly catch limits) 15t 15t
Plaice - North Sea 5t 5t
Plaice - Area VIIa 3t 3t
Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe 7t 7t
Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg 375kg 375kg
Pollock - Area VII 10t 10t
Saithe - North Sea 3t 3t
Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 400kg 400kg
Skates and rays - North Sea 2t 2t
Skates and rays - Area VIId 1.5t 1t
Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) 10t (3t Small-eyed ray in VIIf-g) 10t (3t Small-eyed ray in VIIf-g)
Sole - North Sea 5t 5t
Sole - Area VIIa 1t 1t
Sole - Area VIId 3.5t 3t
Sole - Area VIIe 1.5t 1t
Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg 700kg 700kg
Sprats - North Sea 5t per week 5t per week
Sprats - Areas VIId and VIIe 2t 2t
Spurdog (all areas) closed closed
Turbot and brill - North Sea 800kg 800kg
Whiting - North Sea 4t 4t
Whiting - Area VIIa 60kg 60kg
Whiting - Areas VIIb-k 6t 6t