NFSA - MINIMUM SIZE LIMITS

 

SPECIES

BOAT

 

SHORE

 

cm

ins

 

cm

ins

Bass

41

16

 

41

16

Red Bream

25

10

 

25

10

Black Bream

24

9.5

 

24

9.5

Brill

35

14

 

35

14

Bull Huss

58

23

 

58

23

Coalfish (Saith)

35

14

 

35

14

Cod

35

14

 

35

14

Conger Eel

120

48

 

91

36

Dab

20

8

 

20

8

LS Dogfish

46

18

 

38

15

Flounder

25

10

 

25

10

Garfish

38

15

 

38

15

Tub Gurnard

28

11

 

28

11

Haddock

35

14

 

30

12

Hake

30

12

 

30

12

John Dory

33

13

 

25

10

Ling

72

28

 

72

28

Mackerel

30

12

 

30

12

Megrim

25

10

 

25

10

Mullet

33

13

 

33

13

Plaice

28

11

 

28

11

Pollack

30

12

 

30

12

Pouting

25

10

 

18

7.25

Poor Cod

18

7.25

 

18

7.25

Rockling

18

7.25

 

18

7.25

Silver Eel

38

15

 

38

15

Spurdog

58

23

 

58

23

All Skates and Rays

41

16

 

41

16

Smoothhound

51

20

 

51

20

Dover Sole

25

10

 

25

10

Lemon Sole

25

10

 

25

10

Scad

25

10

 

25

10

Trigger Fish

30

12

 

30

12

Turbot

41

16

 

35

14

Whiting

27

10.6

 

27

10.6

Witch

28

11

 

28

11

Ballan Wrasse

23

9

 

23

9

Unclassified

20

8

 

20

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kg

lbs

 

kg

lbs

Halibut

10

22

 

3

6.6

Monkfish

7

15.5

 

7

15.5

Sharks

23

50.7

 

18

40

Tope

9

20

 

9

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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