*Please
Note*
There are two scales of sizes that Sea anglers
can follow.
Below is the table set out for the LEGAL
minimum sizes that can be kept.
Minimum Fish Sizes
( NORTH WEST REGION ONLY)
North Western & North
Wales Sea Fisheries Committee web site
The statutory minimum sizes
for finned fish and shellfish in force in the North West District
are set out in the table below.
| Scientific
Name |
Common
Name |
Min
Size (mm) |
|
Chelon
labrosus |
Grey
Mullet |
200 |
|
Clupea
harengus |
Herring |
200 |
|
Conger
conger |
Conger
eel |
580 |
|
Dicentrarchus
labrax |
Bass |
360 |
|
Gadus
morhua |
Cod |
350 |
|
Glyptocephalus
cynoglossus |
Witch |
280 |
|
Lepidorhombus
spp |
Megrim |
200 |
|
Limanda
limanda |
Dab |
150 |
|
Melanogrammus
aeglefinus |
Haddock |
300 |
|
Merlangius
merlangus |
Whiting |
270 |
|
Merluccius
merluccius |
Hake |
270 |
|
Microstomus
kitt |
Lemon
Sole |
250 |
|
Molva
dypterygia |
Blue
Ling |
700 |
|
Molva
molva |
Ling |
630 |
|
Mullus
surmuletus |
Red
mullet |
150 |
|
Pagellus
bogaraveo |
Red
Sea Bream |
250 |
|
Platichthys
flesus |
Flounder |
250 |
|
Pleuronectes
platessa |
Plaice |
270 |
|
Pollachius
pollachius |
Pollack |
300 |
|
Pollachius
virens |
Saithe
/ Coalfish |
350 |
|
Psetta
maxima |
Turbot |
300 |
|
Sardina
pilchardus |
Sardine |
110 |
|
Scomber
scombrus |
Mackerel |
200 |
|
Scophthalmus
rhombus |
Brill |
300 |
|
Solea
solea |
Sole |
240 |
|
Spondyliosoma
cantharus |
Black
Sea Bream |
230 |
|
Thunnus
thynnus |
Bluefin
tuna |
6.4kg
or
700 |
|
Trachurus
trachurus |
Horse
Mackerel |
150 |
|
Xiphias
gladius |
Swordfish |
25kg
or
1250
mm lower mandible |
|
Aequipecten
opercularis |
Queen
scallop |
40* |
|
Buccinum
undatum |
Whelk |
45* |
|
Callista
chione |
Hard
clam |
60 |
|
Cancer
pagurus |
Edible
crab |
130 |
|
Cerastoderma
edule |
Cockle |
Shall
not pass through a square opening of 20mm |
|
Donax
spp |
Donax
clam |
25 |
|
Ensis
spp |
Razor
clam |
100* |
|
Homarus
gammarus |
Lobster |
87 |
|
Liocarcinus
puber |
Velvet
crab |
65 |
|
Maia
squinado |
Spider
crab |
120 |
|
Mytilus
edulis |
Mussel |
45* |
|
Nephrops
norvegicus |
Nephrops |
70 total
length
20† |
|
Octopus
vulgaris |
Octopus |
750g |
|
Palinurus
spp. |
Crawfish |
95 |
|
Parapenaeus
longirostris |
Deepwater
rose shrimp |
22 |
|
Pecten
maximus |
Scallop |
100*
south of 52º30’N outside 3 mile limit.
110*
elsewhere |
|
Pharus
legumen |
Bean
solen |
65* |
|
Ruditapes
decussatus |
Grooved
carpet shell |
40 |
|
Ruditapes
phillipinarum |
Short
necked clam |
40 |
|
Spisula
solidissima |
Surf
clam |
25 |
|
Venerupis
pallustra |
Carpetshell |
38 |
|
Venus
verrucosa |
Clam |
40 |
|
