UK Landing Sizes
Minimum Size Limits for Shore Caught Fish
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| Species |
Minimum Length cm/inches |
Notes |
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42/16½ |
Bass are catch and release only from January – September 2018. One Bass per angler per day limit applies from October to December 2018. New rules likely to be issued from January 2019. |
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23/9½ | |
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35/14 | |
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58/23 | |
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35/14 | |
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35/14 | |
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91/36 | Usually released by anglers due to breeding patterns. See conger eel article for details. |
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20/8 | |
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38/15 | |
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27/10 | |
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38/15 | |
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28/11 | |
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30/12 | |
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30/12 | |
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63/25 | |
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30/12 | |
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25/10 | |
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33/13 | Applies to thin lipped grey, thick lipped grey and golden grey. |
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20/8 | |
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28/11 | |
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35/14 | |
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18/7½ | |
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18/7½ | |
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41/16 | Almost all ray species are classed as Vulberable or Near Threatened by the IUCN. Recommended that anglers catch and release ray species. |
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18/7½ | |
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25/10 | |
| Silver Eel | 38/15 | Classed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Recommended that all silver eels caught are released, regardless of size. |
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41/16 | Classed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Recommended that all silver eels caught are released, regardless of size. |
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25/10 | |
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51/20 | |
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58/23 | Numbers massively reduced in UK waters. Classed as Vulnerale by the IUCN. Recommended that all spurdog are released. |
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41/16 | |
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27/11 | |
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23/9 | |
| Unclassified | 20/8 | All other fish and mini-species that are not listed |
| Other Species | The following species have a minimum weight rather than length when caught from the shore:
Halibut– 10kg/22lb. Monkfish – 7kg/15lb. All large shark species – 18kg/40lb. Tope – 9kg/20lb |
