Current catch limits 10 metres and under pool 2018
Updated 10 January 2019
Your catch limits are in your vessel licence annexe and can be varied through the year. Your fishing vessel licence annex will also list the stocks that you cannot keep on board or land.
1. Current catch limits 2018
Stock (species and area) | Period | Catch limit (tonnes) |
---|---|---|
Angler - North Sea | Monthly | 1 |
Angler - Area VII | Monthly | 5 |
Cod - North Sea | Monthly | 3 |
Cod - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.3 |
Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) | Monthly | 0.75 |
Cod - Area VIId | Monthly | 1 |
Haddock - North Sea | Monthly | 4 |
Haddock - Area VIIa | Monthly | 1 |
Haddock - Areas VIIb-k | Monthly | 1.5 |
Hake - North Sea | Monthly | 1 |
Hake - Western | Monthly | 5 |
Herring - Areas IVc and VIId | Monthly | 20 |
Herring - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.2 |
Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf | Monthly | 5 |
Herring - Areas VIIghjk | Monthly | 0.1 |
Horse mackerel - North Sea (Areas IVb,IVc,VIId) | Monthly | 0.5 |
Horse mackerel - West coast | Monthly | 0.25 |
Lemons and witches - North Sea | Monthly | 3 |
Ling - North Sea (Area IV EC Zone) | Monthly | 0.2 |
Ling - Western | Monthly | 3 |
Mackerel - North Sea | Monthly | 4 |
Mackerel - Western | Monthly | 3 |
Megrim - North Sea | Monthly | 0.3 |
Megrim - Area VII | Monthly | 2 |
Nephrops - North Sea | Quarterly | 20 |
Nephrops - Area VII | Quarterly | 5 |
Nephrops - West of Scotland | Quarterly | 15 |
Plaice - North Sea | Monthly | 8 |
Plaice - Area VIIa | Monthly | 5 |
Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe | Monthly | 10 |
Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg | Monthly | 0.5 |
Pollock - Area VII | Monthly | 10 |
Saithe - North Sea (EC Zone) | Monthly | 3 |
Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 | Monthly | 4 |
Skates and rays - North Sea | Monthly | 2 |
Skates and rays - Area VIId | Monthly | 1t |
Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) | Monthly | 15 - no more than 2t Small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in VIIf-g |
Sole - North Sea | Monthly | 4.5 |
Sole - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.1 |
Sole - Area VIId | Monthly | 3.5 |
Sole - Area VIIe | Monthly | 2 |
Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg | Monthly | 1.5 |
Sprats - North Sea | Weekly | 5 |
Sprats - Areas (VIId and VIIe) | Monthly | 10 |
Spurdog (all areas) | Monthly | Closed |
Turbot and brill - North Sea | Monthly | 0.7 |
Whiting - North Sea | Monthly | 5 |
Whiting - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.05 |
Whiting - Areas VIIb-k | Monthly | 6 |