Statutory guidance

2025 to date non-sector catch limits for under 10 metres

Updated 23 December 2024

Your catch limits are in your vessel licence annexe 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. Catch limits January 2025

Stock (species and area) Period Catch Limit (Tonnes)
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