Variation issued: Saturday 21 May 2022
Updated 23 December 2024
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1. Check your licence
It is your responsibility to check your licence documents before going to sea as licences can be changed at any time. The most up to date licences can be accessed on the understand your fishing vessel licence page.
The variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 21 May 2022 are as follows:
2. Changes to Bass limits
- Affecting Under 10m Licence Schedules for Category A (91), Category A PO (91) and Category A Limited (94)
- Affecting Over 10m Licence Schedules for Categories A (11), Cat A Islands (12), Category A Pelagic (17), Category B (31) and Category C (41)
| Gear Type | Limit from | Limit to | Frequency | Located in Under 10m Schedules at | Located in Over 10m Schedules at |
| Demersal Trawls and Seines | 380kg | 760kg | In any two consecutive months | 8.5b | 12.5b |
| Hook and Lines | 5.7 tonnes | 5.95 tonnes | Per year | 8.6 | 12.6 |
| Gill Nets | 1.4 tonnes | 1.5 tonnes | Per year | 8.7 | 12.7 |
A correction to section 8.8 for Under 10m schedules whereby “and 8.2” has been added.
A correction to section 12.8 for Over 10m whereby “and 12.8” has been added.