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European Fishery MLS

In European Union member states, there exists a standard set of minimum landing sizes (MLS) for all major species of finfish and shellfish. These MLS are set under EU Council Regulation 850/98.

Species Image MLS[1] MLS Skagerrak/Kattegat
  • Cod
  • Gadus morhua
350 mm 300 mm
300 mm 270 mm
  • Saithe (Coalfish)
  • Pollachius virens
350 mm 300 mm
300 mm –
270 mm 300 mm
200 mm 250 mm
  • Sole
  • Soleidae or solea
240 mm 240 mm
270 mm 270 mm
270 mm 230 mm
630 mm –
700 mm –
  • Bass
  • Dicentrarchus labrax
420 mm –
85 mm[2] 130 (40) mm [3]
200 mm (300 mm in North Sea) 200 mm
200 mm 180 mm
150 mm 150 mm
110 mm –
87 mm[4] 220 mm (78 mm)
Male: 130 mm

Female: 120 mm

–
40 mm –
40 mm –
38 mm –
35 mm –
40 mm –
60 mm –
100 mm –
25 mm –
25 mm –
65 mm –
45 mm –
750 grams –
1250 mm or 25 kg lower mandible –
700 mm or 6.4 kg –
95 mm –
22 mm[4] –

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ There are various MLS for prawns depending on the area in which they are caught. Common MLS are carapace lengths of 25 mm or 20 mm combined with a total length of 85 mm or 70 mm. See here Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine for full details.
  3. ^ The MLS for prawns is a minimum total length of 130 mm with a minimum carapace length of 40 mm.
  4. ^ a b Size given is for minimum carapace length. No minimum total length is stipulated.


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