Recreational Fishermen Shore and Boat
- Any sea bass caught must be released.
It is not permitted to retain any sea bass during 2018.
Commercial Fisherman
- The taking of any sea bass is prohibited between 1 February and 31 March 2018 (inclusive) in any fishery.
- Targeted commercial shore fisheries are prohibited.
- Commercial trawl fisheries permitted 1% by-catch of sea bass per day up to a maximum of 100 Kg per month.
- Static gear fisheries permitted a maximum by-catch of 1200 Kg of sea bass per annum.
- Commercial ‘hook and line’ fisheries are permitted a maximum catch of 5,000 Kg per annum.
For more information please contact the Authority or your local Marine Management Organisation office or ‘click’ on the following link:
GOV.UK website - Guidance on 2018 bass fishing published (external website)
