Finfish
The statutory minimum sizes for finfish currently in force within the district, are set out below.
It is an offence (and liable to prosecution) for any person (whether an angler or a commercial fisherman) to take any fish that are smaller than the sizes given here.
If you need assistance/guidance on how to measure shellfish please contact us.
Information about how to correctly measure marine organisms is available from the document available to download below:
Printable Version of Minimum Landing Sizes (pdf 152kb - opens in a new window)
How to Measure Marine Organisms (pdf 156kb - opens in a new window)
Minimum Fish Sizes
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Species |
Minimum Landing Size |
Species Photograph |
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Bass - Dicentrarchus labrax
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36 cm
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Cod - Gadus morhua
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35 cm
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Haddock - Melanogrammus aeglefinus
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30 cm
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Hake - Merluccius merluccius
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27 cm
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Herring - Clupea harengus
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20 cm
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Ling - Molva molva
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63 cm
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Mackerel - Scomber Scombrus
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30 cm
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Horse Mackerel – Trachurus Trachurus
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15 cm
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Megrim - Lepidorhombus spp.
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20 cm
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Plaice - Pleuronectes platessa
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27 cm
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Pollack - Pollachius pollachius
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30 cm
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Saithe - Pollachius virens
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35 cm
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Sole - Solea spp.
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24 cm
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Whiting - Merlangius merlangus
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27 cm
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This information is provided to assist the public and is not a full statement of law. Please refer to the relevant EU legislation, UK acts of parliament, statutory instruments and NEIFCA byelaws which may be amended from time to time.
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Shellfish
The statutory minimum sizes for shellfish in force within the district are set out below.
It is an offence (and liable to prosecution) for any person (whether an angler or a commercial fisherman) to take any shellfish that are smaller than the sizes given here.
If you need assistance/guidance on how to measure shellfish please contact us.
Minimum Shellfish Sizes
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Species |
Minimum Landing Size |
Species Photograph
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Cockle - Cerastoderma edule
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See NEIFCA byelaws - Tees Mouth and Cleveland Emergency Cockle Byelaw Regulation & XXIV Humber Estuary Cockle Fishery Byelaw
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Edible Crab - Cancer pagurus
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130 mm
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Velvet Crab - Liocarcinus puber
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65 mm
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Lobster - Homarus gammarus
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87 mm
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Norway Lobster – Nephrops norvegicus
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Overall 85 mm
Carapace 25 mm
Tail 46 mm
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Mussel - Mytilus edulis
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51 mm
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Razor Clam - Ensis spp.
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100 mm
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King Scallop - Pecten maximus
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100 mm
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Queen Scallop - Chlamys spp,
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40 mm
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Spider Crab - Maja squinado
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Male 130 mm
Female 120 mm
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Whelks - Buccinum undatum
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45 mm
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This information is provided to assist the public and is not a full statement of law. Please refer to the relevant EU legislation, UK acts of parliament, statutory instruments and NEIFCA byelaws which may be amended from time to time.
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