Statutory guidance

Bass industry guidance 2024

Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 April 2023

Documents

Bass authorisations

Details

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk) retained and amended the Bass Measures 2020 as per Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU).

This means that revised measures on vessels catching European Seabass were introduced on 1 April 2023.

The measures for 2024 remain as in 2023.

The bass control measures described implement measures designed to manage fishing effort to help protect and improve bass stocks.

Bass limits for 2024

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk): sets annual fixed gillnet, hook and line and  trawls and seines bass limits.

Bass authorisations letters were re-issued in March 2023.

Updates to this page

Published 23 December 2022
Last updated 16 July 2024 + show all updates
  1. 16 July 2024 update to section 5, Bass Fishing Guidance 2024.

  2. Bass Fishing Guidance 2024 - updated 22-03-24

  3. Clarification of catch and release details for bass nursery areas.

  4. Updating for 2024

  5. Updated to recreational bass fishing information.

  6. Bass update

  7. April 2023 update

  8. First published.

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