Consultation outcome

Under-10 meter vessels

Published 13 December 2018

Stock by Area December 2018 January 2019 proposed limit
Angler - North Sea 1t 1t
Angler - Area VII 5t 5t
Cod - North Sea 3t 3t
Cod - Area VIIa 0.3t 0.3t
Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) 0.75t 0t
Cod - Area VIId 1t 0.25
Haddock - North Sea 4t 4t
Haddock - Area VIIa 1t 1t
Haddock – Area VIIb-k 1.5t 0.4
Hake - North Sea 1t 1t
Hake - Western 5t 3t
Herring - Areas IVc and VIId 20t 20t
Herring - Area VIIa 0.2t 0.2t
Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf 5t 3t
Herring - Areas VIIghjk 0.1t 0.1t
Horse mackerel - North Sea & VIId 0.5t 0.5t
Horse mackerel - West coast 0.25t 0.25t
Lemons and witches - North Sea 3t 3t
Ling - North Sea (Area IV) 0.2t 0.2t
Ling - Western 3t 3t
Mackerel - North Sea 4t 0.5t
Mackerel - Western 3t 1t
Megrim - North Sea 0.3t 0.3t
Megrim - Area VII 2t 1t
Nephrops - North Sea (quarterly catch limits) 20t 20t
Nephrops - Area VII (quarterly catch limits) 5t 5t
Nephrops - West of Scotland (quarterly catch limits) 15t 15t
Plaice - North Sea 8t 8t
Plaice - Area VIIa 5t 5t
Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe 10t 6t
Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg 0.5t 0.5t
Pollock - Area VII 10t 30t (3 month limit Jan-March)
Saithe - North Sea 3t 3t
Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 4t 2t
Skates and rays - North Sea 2t 1.2t
Skates and rays - Area VIId 1t 0.7t
Undulate Ray - Area VIId, and to be included in the total catch for this area 0.05t 0.01t
Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) 15t 5t
Small-Eyed Ray - Area VIIf&g, and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII exc.d 2t 2 t
Undulate Ray - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) and to be included in total catch for this area (per trip limit) 0.1t 0.1t
Sole - North Sea 4.5t 2.5t
Sole - Area VIIa 0.1 0.1t
Sole - Area VIId 3.5t 1t
Sole - Area VIIe 2t 0.25t
Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg 1.5t 0.5t
Sprats - North Sea 5t per week 0t
Sprats - Areas VIId and VIIe 10t 10t
Spurdog (all areas) closed closed
Turbot and brill - North Sea 0.7t 0.7t
Whiting - North Sea 5t 3t
Whiting - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t
Whiting - Areas VIIb-k 6t 6t