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2025 to date non-sector catch limits

Updated 23 January 2025
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Catch Limit (Tonnes)
Stock (species and area) Period 01/01/2025 26/01/2025
Angler - Area 7 Monthly 8 8
Angler - North Sea Monthly 2 2
Anglerfish - Areas 5b, 6 Monthly 0.4 0.4
Blue Ling - 2a and 4 - BYCATCH ONLY Per Trip 0.1 0.1
Brill - Area 7d-e Monthly 2 2
Cod - Area 7a - BYCATCH ONLY Quarterly 0.3 0.3
Cod - Area 7d - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 1 1
Cod - Areas 7b-k (excluding 7d) - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.3 0.3
Cod - North Sea Monthly 3 3
Haddock - Area 7a Monthly 0.5 0.5
Haddock - Areas 7b-k, 8, 9, 10 Monthly 2 2
Haddock - North Sea Monthly 1 1
Haddock 5b, 6a Monthly 0.2 0.2
Haddock 6b Monthly 0.2 0.2
Hake - North Sea Monthly 1.5 1.5
Hake - Western Monthly 10 10
Herring - Area 7a Monthly 0.1 0.1
Herring - Areas 4ab Monthly 25 25
Herring - Areas 4c and 7d Monthly 50 50
Herring - Areas 7e and 7f Monthly 0.1 0.1
Herring - Areas 7ghjk Monthly CLOSED CLOSED
Horse mackerel - North Sea (Areas 4b,4c,7d) - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 1 1
Horse mackerel - West coast Monthly 0.5 0.5
Lemons and witches - North Sea Monthly 1 1
Lemon sole - Area 7d Monthly 0.2 0.2
Ling - North Sea (Area 4) Monthly 0.2 0.2
Ling - Western Monthly 0.5 0.5
Mackerel - Area 7d Handline (an additional limit for vessels with written authorisation from MMO) Monthly 2 2
Mackerel - North Sea Monthly 1.5 1.5
Mackerel - Western (Areas 5b, 6, 7, 8abde) Monthly 10 10
Megrim - Area 7 Monthly 5 5
Megrim - Areas 5b, 6 Monthly 0.05 0.05
Megrim - North Sea Monthly 0.1 0.1
Nephrops - Area 7 Quarterly 10 10
Nephrops - North Sea Quarterly 30 30
Nephrops - West of Scotland Quarterly 5 5
Picked dogfish (Spurdog) - North Sea (Areas 2a and 4) Monthly 5 5
Picked dogfish (Spurdog)- Western (Areas 5b, 6, 7, 8abde, International Waters I, 12, 14) Monthly 20 20
Plaice - Area 7a Monthly 3 3
Plaice - Areas 5b, 6 Monthly 0.05 0.05
Plaice - Area 7d Monthly 3 3
Plaice - Area 7e Monthly 3 3
Plaice - Areas 7f and 7g Monthly 1 1
Plaice - North Sea Monthly 5 5
Pollack - Area 7 - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.075 0.075
Pollack - Areas 5b, 6 Monthly CLOSED CLOSED
Saithe - Areas 7, 8 Monthly 0.2 0.2
Saithe - North Sea Monthly 0.5 0.5
Skates and rays - Area 7d (excludes undulate ray) Monthly 2.5 2.5
Skates and rays - Areas 6 and 7 (excluding 7d) Monthly 10 10
Skates and rays - North Sea Monthly 3 3
Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7f&g - and to be included in the total catch for Areas 6 & 7 excluding 7d Monthly 0.5 0.75
Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7e Monthly CLOSED CLOSED
Sole - Area 7a Monthly 1 1
Sole - Area 7d Monthly 2 2
Sole - Area 7e Monthly 1 1
Sole - Areas 5b, 6 Monthly CLOSED CLOSED
Sole - Areas 7f and 7g Monthly 0.3 0.3
Sole - North Sea Monthly 6 6
Sprats - Areas (7d and 7e) Monthly 0.5 0.5
Sprats - North Sea Weekly 200 200
Turbot and brill - North Sea Monthly 0.5 0.5
Undulate Ray - Area 7d&e Monthly 2 2
Witch - Area 7d Monthly 0.05 0.05
Whiting - Area 7a - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.05 0.05
Whiting - Areas 7bce-k - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 1 1
Whiting - Area 7d Monthly 2 2
Whiting - North Sea Monthly 1.5 1.5