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
  • Megrim
  • Lepidorhombus spp.
200 mm 250 mm
  • Sole
  • Soleidae or solea
240 mm 240 mm
 270 mm 270 mm
 270 mm 230 mm
 630 mm –
  • Blue ling
  • Molva dipterygiall
 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

 –
  • Queen scallop
  • Chlamys spp.
40 mm –
 40 mm –
  • Carpetshell
  • Venerupis pullastra
38 mm –
 35 mm –
  • Clam
  • Venus verruosa
40 mm –
  • Smooth clam
  • Callista chione
60 mm –
  • Atlantic jackknife clam
  • Ensis spp.
100 mm –
  • Surf clam
  • Spisula solida
25 mm –
 25 mm –
  • Bean solen
  • Pharus legumen
65 mm –
 45 mm –
 750 grams –
 1250 mm or 25 kg lower mandible –
 700 mm or 6.4 kg –
 95 mm –
  • Deepwater rose shrimp
  • Parapenaeus longirostris
22 mm[4] –

See also
  • List of harvested aquatic animals by weight

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. Size given is for minimum carapace length. No minimum total length is stipulated.


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