Current catch limits over 10 metre non-sector category A - pool 2025
Updated 17 October 2025
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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. October catch limits 2025
| Stock (species and area) | Period | Catch Limit (Tonnes) |
| Angler - Area 7 | Monthly | 8 |
| Angler - North Sea | Monthly | 2 |
| Anglerfish - Areas 5b, 6 | Monthly | 0.4 |
| Blue Ling - 2a and 4 - BYCATCH ONLY | Per Trip | 0.1 |
| Brill - Area 7d-e | Monthly | 2 |
| Cod - Area 7a - BYCATCH ONLY (Quarterly until 01/04, and again from 01/10) | Quarterly | 0.3 |
| Cod - Area 7d - BYCATCH ONLY | Quarterly | 1 |
| Cod - Areas 7b-k (excluding 7d) - BYCATCH ONLY | Monthly | 0.3 |
| Cod - North Sea | Monthly | 6 |
| Haddock - Area 7a | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Haddock - Areas 7b-k, 8, 9, 10 | Monthly | 2 |
| Haddock - North Sea | Monthly | 1 |
| Haddock 5b, 6a | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Haddock 6b | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Hake - North Sea | Monthly | 1.5 |
| Hake - Western | Monthly | 10 |
| Herring - Area 7a | Monthly | 0.1 |
| Herring - Areas 4ab | Monthly | 25 |
| Herring - Areas 4c and 7d | Monthly | 50 |
| Herring - Areas 7e and 7f | Monthly | 0.1 |
| Herring - Areas 7ghjk | Monthly | CLOSED |
| Horse mackerel - North Sea (Areas 4b,4c,7d) - BYCATCH ONLY | Monthly | 1 |
| Horse mackerel - West coast | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Lemons and witches - North Sea | Monthly | 3 |
| Lemon sole - Area 7d | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Ling - North Sea (Area 4) | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Ling - Western | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Mackerel - Area 7d Handline (an additional limit for vessels with written authorisation from MMO) | Monthly | 2 |
| Mackerel - North Sea | Monthly | 1.5 |
| Mackerel - Western (Areas 5b, 6, 7, 8abde) | Monthly | 10 |
| Megrim - Area 7 | Monthly | 5 |
| Megrim - Areas 5b, 6 | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Megrim - North Sea | Monthly | 0.1 |
| Nephrops - Area 7 | Quarterly | 20 |
| Nephrops - North Sea | Quarterly | 30 |
| Nephrops - West of Scotland | Quarterly | 5 |
| Picked dogfish (Spurdog) - North Sea (Areas 2a and 4) | Monthly | 5 |
| Picked dogfish (Spurdog)- Western (Areas 5b, 6, 7, 8abde, International Waters I, 12, 14) | Monthly | 20 |
| Plaice - Area 7a | Monthly | 3 |
| Plaice - Areas 5b, 6 | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Plaice - Area 7d | Monthly | 5 |
| Plaice - Area 7e | Monthly | 3 |
| Plaice - Areas 7f and 7g | Monthly | 1 |
| Plaice - North Sea | Monthly | 5 |
| Pollack - Area 7 - BYCATCH ONLY | Monthly | 0.15 |
| Pollack - Areas 5b, 6 | Monthly | CLOSED |
| Saithe - Areas 7, 8 | Monthly | 0.2 |
| Saithe - North Sea | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Skates and rays - Area 7d (excludes undulate ray) | Monthly | 2.5 |
| Skates and rays - Areas 6 and 7 (excluding 7d) | Monthly | 10 |
| Skates and rays - North Sea | Monthly | 3 |
| Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7f&g - and to be included in the total catch for Areas 6 & 7 excluding 7d | Monthly | 1.25 |
| Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7e | Monthly | CLOSED |
| Sole - Area 7a | Monthly | 1 |
| Sole - Area 7d | Monthly | 2 |
| Sole - Area 7e | Monthly | 2 |
| Sole - Areas 5b, 6 | Monthly | CLOSED |
| Sole - Areas 7f and 7g | Monthly | 0.3 |
| Sole - North Sea | Monthly | 6 |
| Sprats - Areas (7d and 7e) | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Sprats - North Sea | Weekly | 200 |
| Turbot and brill - North Sea | Monthly | 0.5 |
| Undulate Ray - Area 7d&e | Monthly | 2 |
| Witch - Area 7d | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Whiting - Area 7a - BYCATCH ONLY | Monthly | 0.05 |
| Whiting - Areas 7bce-k - BYCATCH ONLY | Monthly | 1 |
| Whiting - Area 7d | Monthly | 2 |
| Whiting - North Sea | Monthly | 1.5 |