Statutory guidance

2025 to date non-sector catch limit

Updated 23 December 2024
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Catch Limit (Tonnes)
Stock (species and area) Period 01/01/2025
Angler - North Sea Monthly 4
Angler - Area 7 Monthly 8
Brill - Area 7d, e Monthly 2
Cod - North Sea Monthly 4
Cod - Area 7a BYCATCH ONLY Quarterly 2
Cod - Areas 7b-k, 8 (excluding 7d) - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.3
Cod - Area 7d - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 1
Haddock - North Sea Monthly 2.5
Haddock - Area 7a Monthly 0.5
Haddock - Areas 7b-k, 8 Monthly 3.5
Hake - North Sea Monthly 2
Hake - Western Monthly 10
Herring - Area 4ab Monthly 50
Herring - Areas 4c and 7d Monthly 50
Herring - Area 7a Monthly 0.5
Herring - Areas 7e and 7f Monthly 5
Herring - Areas 7ghjk Monthly CLOSED
Horse mackerel - North Sea (Areas 4b,4c,7d) - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 1
Horse mackerel - West coast Monthly 2
Lemons and witches - North Sea Monthly 1
Lemon sole - Area 7d Monthly 0.2
Ling - North Sea (Area 4) Monthly 0.2
Ling - Western Monthly 2
Mackerel - Western (Areas 5b, 6, 7, 8abde) Monthly 10
Mackerel - North Sea (3a & 4, 2a, 3bcd) Monthly 1.5
Mackerel - Area 7d Handline (an additional limit for vessels with written authorisation from MMO) Monthly 2
Megrim - North Sea Monthly 0.25
Megrim - Area 7 Monthly 5
Nephrops - North Sea Quarterly 50
Nephrops - Area 7 Quarterly 8
Nephrops - West of Scotland Quarterly 7
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 - North Sea Monthly 8
Plaice - Area 7a Monthly 8
Plaice - Area 7d Monthly 3
Plaice - Area 7e Monthly 3
Plaice - Areas 7f and 7g Monthly 0.5
Pollack - Area 7 - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.075
Saithe - North Sea Monthly 0.5
Saithe - Areas 7, 8 Monthly 2
Skates and rays - North Sea Monthly 4
Skates and rays - Area 7d (excludes undulate ray) Monthly 4
Skates and rays - Areas 6 and 7 (excluding 7d) Monthly 10
Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7f&g - and to be included in the total catch for Areas 6 & 7 excluding 7d Monthly 0.5
Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7e Monthly CLOSED
Undulate Ray - Area 7d&e Monthly 2
Sole - North Sea Monthly 5
Sole - Area 7a Monthly 2
Sole - Area 7d Monthly 2.5
Sole - Area 7e Monthly 1.25
Sole - Areas 7f and 7g Monthly 1.25
Sprats - North Sea Weekly 200
Sprats - Areas (7d and 7e) Monthly 1
Turbot and brill - North Sea Monthly 1
Witch - Area 7d Monthly 0.05
Whiting - North Sea Monthly 4
Whiting - Area 7a BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.1
Whiting - Areas 7bce-k - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 1.5
Whiting - Area 7d Monthly 2
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