Statutory guidance

2018 10 metres and under pool catch limits

Updated 23 December 2024
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Stock (species and area) Period January February March April May June July August September October November December
Angler - North Sea Monthly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Angler - Area VII Monthly 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Cod - North Sea Monthly 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Cod - Area VIIa Monthly 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) Monthly 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
Cod - Area VIId Monthly 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 1 1 1
Haddock - North Sea Monthly 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Haddock - Area VIIa Monthly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haddock - Areas VIIb-k Monthly 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5
Hake - North Sea Monthly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hake - Western Monthly 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Herring - Areas IVc and VIId Monthly 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Herring - Area VIIa Monthly 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf Monthly 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
Herring - Areas VIIghjk Monthly 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Horse mackerel - North Sea (Areas IVb,IVc,VIId) Monthly 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Horse mackerel - West coast Monthly 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
Lemons and witches - North Sea Monthly 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ling - North Sea (Area IV EC Zone) Monthly 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ling - Western Monthly 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mackerel - North Sea Monthly 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mackerel - Western Monthly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3
Megrim - North Sea Monthly 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Megrim - Area VII Monthly 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Nephrops - North Sea Quarterly 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Nephrops - Area VII Quarterly 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Nephrops - West of Scotland Quarterly 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Plaice - North Sea Monthly 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Plaice - Area VIIa Monthly 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe Monthly 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 10
Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg Monthly 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Pollock - Area VII Monthly 18 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Saithe - North Sea (EC Zone) Monthly 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 Monthly 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 4 4 4
Skates and rays - North Sea Monthly 0.7 1.2 1.2 1 1 1 1.2 1.2 1.4 2 2 2
Skates and rays - Area VIId Monthly 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1 1 1
Undulate Ray - Area VIId - and to be included in the total catch for this area Monthly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.05
Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) Monthly 5 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 15 15 15
Small-Eyed Ray - Area VIIf&g - and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII exc.d Monthly 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Undulate Ray - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) and to be included in total catch for this area PER TRIP 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Sole - North Sea Monthly 1 1 2 2.5 3 3 3 4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Sole - Area VIIa Monthly 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Sole - Area VIId Monthly 1 1 1.5 1.5 2 3 3 3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Sole - Area VIIe Monthly 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.75 2 2 2
Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg Monthly 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.75 0.75 1.5 1.5 1.5
Sprats - North Sea weekly 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5t per vessels per week 5
Sprats - Areas (VIId and VIIe) Monthly 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Spurdog (all areas) Monthly Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed
Turbot and brill - North Sea Monthly 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Whiting - North Sea Monthly 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Whiting - Area VIIa Monthly 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Whiting - Areas VIIb-k Monthly 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6