Current catch limits over 10 metre non-sector pool 2018
Updated 10 January 2019
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Your catch limits are in your vessel licence annexe - Category A, Category A - Islands, Category B and Category C 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 sea area) | Period | Catch limit (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| Angler - North Sea | Monthly | 1 |
| Angler - Area VII | Monthly | 2 |
| Cod - North Sea | Monthly | 2 |
| Cod - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) | Monthly | 0.3 |
| Cod - Area VIId | Monthly | 0.3 |
| Haddock - North Sea | Monthly | 4 |
| Haddock - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Haddock - Areas VIIb-k | Monthly | 1.1 |
| Hake - North Sea | Monthly | 1 |
| Hake - Western | Monthly | 5 |
| Herring - Areas IVc and VIId | Monthly | 10 |
| Herring - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf | Monthly | 0.1 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Ling - North Sea (Area IV EC Zone) | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Ling - Western Monthly | 1 | |
| Mackerel - North Sea | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Mackerel - Western | Monthly | 3 |
| Megrim - North Sea Monthly | 0.1 | |
| Megrim - Area VII | Monthly | 1 |
| Nephrops - North Sea | Quarterly | 20 |
| Nephrops - Area VII | Quarterly | 3 |
| Nephrops - West of Scotland | Quarterly | 15 |
| Plaice - North Sea | Monthly | 6 |
| Plaice - Area VIIa | Monthly | 3 |
| Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe | Monthly | 8 |
| Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg | Monthly | 0.25 |
| Pollock - Area VII | Monthly | 10 |
| Saithe - North Sea (EC Zone) | Monthly | 1 |
| Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Skates and rays - North Sea | Monthly | 1.6 |
| Skates and rays - Area VIId | Monthly | 0.8 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Sole - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.02 |
| Sole - Area VIId | Monthly | 1.5 |
| Sole - Area VIIe | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg | Monthly | 0.15 |
| Sprats - North Sea | weekly | 5 |
| Sprats - Areas (VIId and VIIe) | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Spurdog (all areas) | Monthly | Closed |
| Turbot and brill - North Sea | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Whiting - North Sea | Monthly | 2.5 |
| Whiting - Area VIIa | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Whiting - Areas VIIb-k | Monthly | 6 |