Sea Fish Size Limits

as advised by the National Federation of Sea Anglers

Measurements are taken from tip of nose to base of tail Skate & Rays across the wings

 

SPECIE

MAFF
(cm)

BOAT
(cm)

SHORE
(cm)

Bass

36

41

41

Bream

 23

24

24

Brill

 30

35

35

Bull Huss

 

58

58

Coalfish (Saith)

35

35

35

Cod

35

35

35

Conger Eel

58

120

91

Dab

 23

20

20

LS Dogfish

 

46

38

Flounder

 27

25

25

Garfish

 

38

38

Tub Gurnard

 

28

28

Haddock

30

35

30

Hake

27

30

30

John Dory

 

33

25

Ling

63

72

72

Mackerel

30

30

30

Megrim

20

25

25

Mullet

 15

33

33

Plaice

27

28

28

Pollack

30

30

30

Pouting

 

25

18

Poor Cod

 

18

18

Rockling

 

18

18

Silver Eel

 

38

38

Spurdog

 

58

58

All Skates and Rays

 

41

41

Smoothhound

 

51

51

Sole

24

25

25

Scad

 

25

25

Trigger Fish

 

30

30

Turbot

 30

41

35

Whiting

27

27

27

Witch

 28

28

28

Ballan Wrasse

 

23

23

Unclassified

 

20

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

kg

kg

Halibut

 

10

3

Monkfish

 

7

7

Sharks

 

23

18

Tope

 

9

9

 

 

 

 

Local Sea Fisheries Committee Bylaws must be observed if applicable.

 Southern Sea Fisheries impose:    Black Bream 23cms, Lemon Sole 25cms, Red Mullet 15cms.