Nfsa & Maff Size Limits

[Coddy]

Thought this might be useful

 

Coddy

[Wedger]

Coddy

 

How old is this chart as MAFF has been DEFRA / CEFAS for many a year?

 

T

[Paul D]

Try these two

 

NFSA Min sizes

 

Specimen Weights

 

However, I think Coddy's min sizes are more up to date than the NFSA one as BAss is larger now.

 

 

[Brian]

Am I missing something?

 

DEFRA Minimum Landing Sizes (MLSs) for Flounder 27cm

Recommended Retention Size Limits (RRSLs) for Flounder 25cm.

 

How come the Recommended Retention Size Limit is 2cm smaller than the DEFRA Minimum Landing size?

[Paul D]

Am I missing something?

 

DEFRA Minimum Landing Sizes (MLSs) for Flounder 27cm

Recommended Retention Size Limits (RRSLs) for Flounder 25cm.

 

How come the Recommended Retention Size Limit is 2cm smaller than the DEFRA Minimum Landing size?

I think that is because the MLS is the one specified by Southern Sea Fisheries ( it is mentioned at the bottom of the page on the NFSA web site. )

 

[Maverick Martin]

I think you will find that the eec did away with minimum landing sizes for flounder so their is actually no official minimum landing size for flounder in europe. However the Poole and District Sea Angling Association (Which we are affilliated to) pushed forward and got the Southern Sea Fisheries to introduce a local bye law which effectively make the minimum landing size from the Southern Sea Fisheries area 27cm although ssf will claim it was their initiative

 

Martin

[Maverick Martin]

BTW

 

Originally we (Poole and Dsitrict Sea Angling Association) wanted imposed a no go areas at teh top end of the harbour for flounder but the compromise was the local bye law relating to landing sizes

 

Martin