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Bass industry guidance 2025
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 January 2025,
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The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 amended the Bass Measures as per Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123
This means that annual landings limits for permitted gear types will be set by the fishing vessel licence rather than a statutory instrument.
The bass control measures implement measures designed to manage fishing effort to help protect and improve bass stocks.
Bass limits for 2025
Bass authorisations letters have been re-issued effective as of 16 December 2024.
- Guidance on the landing obligation
- Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123
- Bass fishing guidance 2025
- 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
- The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024
- Fisheries: consultations between the UK and the EU for 2025 - GOV.UK
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Published 27 December 2024
Last updated 10 October 2025
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Update 10/10
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Update 08/08/25
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Update 2.3
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