Statutory guidance

Bass industry guidance 2024

Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 April 2023

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Published: 23 December 2022
• Last updated: 22 March 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Bass Fishing Guidance 2024

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Bass authorisations

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Details

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk) retained and amended the Bass Measures 2020 as per Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU).

This means that revised measures on vessels catching European Seabass were introduced on 1 April 2023.

The measures for 2024 remain as in 2023.

The bass control measures described implement measures designed to manage fishing effort to help protect and improve bass stocks.

Bass limits for 2024

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk): sets annual fixed gillnet, hook and line and  trawls and seines bass limits.

Bass authorisations letters were re-issued in March 2023.

• Guidance on the landing obligation
• Council Regulation (EU)
• Bass fishing guidance 2023
• The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
• The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2021
• The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
• The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2022
• The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Published 23 December 2022
Last updated 22 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 22 March 2024

   Bass Fishing Guidance 2024 - updated 22-03-24

2. 4 January 2024

   Clarification of catch and release details for bass nursery areas.

3. 27 December 2023

   Updating for 2024

4. 13 October 2023

   Updated to recreational bass fishing information.

5. 18 August 2023

   Bass update

6. 22 March 2023

   April 2023 update

7. 23 December 2022

   First published.