Statutory guidance

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