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Minimum and Recommended Landing Sizes

These are the Minimum Landing Sizes (MLS's) laid down by DEFRA and the Recommended Retention Size Limits (RRSL's) suggested by the Angling Trust (formerly set out by the NFSA).

It is a serious offence to retain fish below the DEFRA MLS's. Please be aware that there may be additional regional or temporary restrictions in place.

Aboard Grey Viking II we respect the Boat RRSL's suggested by the Angling Trust and catches below these sizes are returned.

SPECIES

DEFRA

MLS's (cm)

BOAT RRSL's

(cm)

SHORE RRSL's

(cm)
Bass 36 45 45
Bream 23 24 24
Brill 30 35 35
Bull Huss   58 58
Coalfish 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 Gunard   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 & 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   ** **

 

Notes

* Measured Across Wings  

** All Tope must be returned

*** All Silver Eel's caught within the 6 mile limit must now be returned

More information can be found HERE on the Angling Trust website.
 

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