Notice

Current catch limits over 10 metre non-sector category A - pool 2024

Updated 16 October 2024

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. November catch limits 2024

Stock (species and area) Period Catch Limit (Tonnes)
Angler - Area 7 Monthly 8
Angler - North Sea Monthly 0.6
Anglerfish - Areas 5b, 6 Monthly 0.4
Blue Ling - 2a and 4 - BYCATCH ONLY Per Trip 0.1
Brill - Area 7d-e Monthly 1.2
Cod - Area 7a - BYCATCH ONLY (Quarterly from 01/07) Quarterly 0.3
Cod - Area 7d Monthly 1
Cod - Areas 7b-k (excluding 7d) - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.3
Cod - North Sea Monthly 3
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) Monthly 10
Horse mackerel - West coast - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.5
Lemons and witches - North Sea Monthly 1
Lemon sole - Area 7d Monthly 0.5
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 10
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 3
Plaice - Area 7e Monthly 3.5
Plaice - Areas 7f and 7g Monthly 1
Plaice - North Sea Monthly 5
Pollack - Area 7 - BYCATCH ONLY Monthly 0.2
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 15
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 1.2
Small-Eyed Ray - Area 7e Monthly CLOSED
Sole - Area 7a - (BYCATCH ONLY until 25/08) Monthly 0.4
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 (per trip until 01/09) 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