Target Species for Towed Gear
(List of more common species from Annex I EC Reg No. 850/98 in the ESFJC District)
Mesh Size Range |
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16-31mm |
16-31mm |
32-54mm |
32-54mm |
55-69mm |
80-99mm |
80-99mm |
100+mm |
|
Minimum
% of Target Species |
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Species |
90/60 (4) |
60 |
30 |
90/60 (4) |
90 |
30 |
70 |
None |
| Sand eels(1)(Ammodytidae) |
T (2) |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Norway Pout (Trisopterus
esmarkii) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Smelt (Atherina spp. &
Osmerus spp.) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Poor Cod (Trisopterus
minutus) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Blue Whiting (Micromesistius
poutassou) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) |
T |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
Shrimp / Common Prawns
(Pandalus montagui, Crangon spp., Palemon spp) |
. |
T |
T |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | <15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
T |
T |
T |
| Horse Mackerel (Trachurus
spp.) |
. |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Herring (Clupea harengus) |
<20% (3) |
<20% (3) |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Squids (Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Bib (Trisopterus luscus) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Prawns (Pandalus spp.) |
<15%mix |
. |
T |
. |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Conger (Conger conger) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Gurnards (Triglidae) |
. |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Octopus (octopus vulgaris) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
T |
T |
T |
| Sole (Solea vulgaris) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Megrim (Lepidorhombus
spp.) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Dab (Limanda limanda) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Sea bass (Dicentrarchus
labrax) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Flounder (Platichthys
flesus) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Lemon Sole (Microstomus
kitt) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Dogfish (Scliorhinidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| John Dory (Zeus faber) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Queen Scallop (Chlamys
opercularis) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Red Mullets (Mullidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Grey mullets (Mugilidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Anglers (Lophiidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Skate/Rays (Rajidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Sea breams (Sparidae) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| Turbot (Psetta maxima) |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
<15%mix |
. |
. |
T |
T |
| All other Marine Organisms |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
T |
Notes
(1) Can fish from March 1st to October 31st in the North Sea using <16mm mesh if the catch comprises 95% Sand eel.
(2) Can fish from 1st November to 28th February in the North Sea.
(3) In ICES Sub-area IV (ESFJC District) may be retained if <20% by weight of total catch and is not sorted.
(4) At least 90% of two or more target species, or at least 60% of one target species (with no more than 5% mixture of cod, haddock and saithe, and no more than 15% of any mixture of species marked <15%mix)
(5) Mesh Size Range 70-79mm is banned