July 2020 catch limit consultation

Under-10 meter vessels Stock by Area June 2020 July 2020 proposed limit Angler - North Sea 2.5t 2.5t Angler - Area VII 5t 5t Cod - North Sea 1t 1t Cod - Area VIIa 0.075t 0.075t Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) 0.025t 0.02t Cod - Area VIId 0.6t 0.6t Haddock - North Sea 4t 4t Haddock - Area VIIa 0.5t 0.5t Haddock – Area VIIb-k 3t 4t Hake - North Sea 0.5t 0.5t Hake - Western 15t 15t Herring - Areas IVc and VIId 10t 10t Herring - Area VIIa 0.3t 0.3t Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf 15t 15t Herring - Areas VIIghjk 0.1t 0.1t Horse mackerel - North Sea & VIId 0.5t 0.5t Horse mackerel - West coast 0.5t 0.5t Lemons and witches - North Sea 3t 3t Ling - North Sea (Area IV) 0.2t 0.2t Ling - Western 3t 3t Mackerel - North Sea 2t 2t Mackerel - Western 2t 2t Megrim - North Sea 0.5t 0.5t Megrim - Area VII 2t 2t Nephrops - North Sea (quarterly catch limits) 30t 30t Nephrops - Area VII (quarterly catch limits) 6t 6t Nephrops - West of Scotland (quarterly catch limits) 15t 15t Plaice - North Sea 8t 8t Plaice - Area VIIa 7t 7t Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe 12t 12t Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg 4t 4t Pollock - Area VII 10t 10t Saithe - North Sea 0.3t 0.3t Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 0.75t 0.75t Skates and rays - North Sea 2t 2t Skates and rays - Area VIId 1.2t 1.2t Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) 10t 10t Small-Eyed Ray - Area VIIf&g, and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII exc.d 2t 2t Undulate Ray – Area VIId-e CLOSED CLOSED (1st May – 31 August) Sole - North Sea 4t 4t Sole - Area VIIa 0.3t 0.3t Sole - Area VIId 3t 3t Sole - Area VIIe 1t 1.2t Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg 1.5t 2t Sprats - North Sea 10t per week 10t per week Sprats - Areas VIId and VIIe 5.5t 5.5t Picked Dogfish (spurdog) (all areas) closed closed Turbot and brill - North Sea 0.5t 0.5t Whiting - North Sea 4t 4t Whiting - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t Whiting - Areas VIIb-k 4t 4t Over-10 meter vessels (non sector) Stock by Area June 2020 July 2020 proposed limit Angler - North Sea 1t 1t Angler - Area VII 2t 2.4t Cod - North Sea 1t 1t Cod - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t Cod - Areas VIIb-k (excluding VIId) 0.015t 0.015t Cod - Area VIId 0.5t 0.5t Haddock - North Sea 2t 2t Haddock - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t Haddock – Area VIIb-k 2.25t 2.75t Hake - North Sea 0.5t 0.5t Hake - Western 15t 15t Herring - Areas IVc and VIId 10t 10t Herring - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t Herring - Areas VIIe and VIIf 0.1t 0.1t Herring - Areas VIIghjk 0.1t 0.1t Horse mackerel - North Sea & VIId 0.5t 0.5t Horse mackerel - West coast 0.5t 0.5t Lemons and witches - North Sea 2t 2t Ling - North Sea (Area IV) 0.2t 0.2t Ling - Western 0.5t 0.5t Mackerel - North Sea 0.5t 0.5t Mackerel - Western 1t 1t Megrim - North Sea 0.1t 0.1t Megrim - Area VII 1.5t 1.5t Nephrops - North Sea (quarterly catch limits) 20t 25t Nephrops - Area VII (quarterly catch limits) 5t 5t Nephrops - West of Scotland (quarterly catch limits) 20t 20t Plaice - North Sea 6t 6t Plaice - Area VIIa 3t 3t Plaice - Areas VIId and VIIe 10t 10t Plaice - Areas VIIf and VIIg 1t 1t Pollock - Area VII 10t 10t Saithe - North Sea 0.2t 0.2t Saithe - Areas VII, VIII, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 0.3t 0.3t Skates and rays - North Sea 2t 2t Skates and rays - Area VIId 1.3t 1.3t Skates and rays - Areas VI and VII (excluding VIId) 10t 10t Small-Eyed Ray - Area VIIf&g, and to be included in the total catch for Areas VI & VII exc.d 2 t 2t Undulate Ray – Area VIId-e CLOSED CLOSED (1 May – 31 August) Sole - North Sea 3t 3t Sole - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t Sole - Area VIId 1t 1.5t Sole - Area VIIe 0.75t 0.75t Sole - Areas VIIf and VIIg 0.3t 0.3t Sprats - North Sea 5t per week 5t per week Sprats - Areas VIId and VIIe 0.5t 0.5t Picked dogfish (Spurdog) (all areas) closed closed Turbot and brill - North Sea 0.5t 0.5t Whiting - North Sea 2t 2t Whiting - Area VIIa 0.05t 0.05t Whiting - Areas VIIb-k 3t 3t