Mumbles Motor Boat & Fishing Club

Minimum Fish Take Sizes

Give fish a chance - These sizes are a Club measure to help ensure the future of a species, use these and you can be reasonably certain a fish has had a chance to breed. The measures are from tip to tail. Under NO certain circumstance it is permitted for members to take BASS, catch and release only.

Species	Shore		Boat		Average Size of Sexual Maturity
Species	Imperial	Metric	Imperial	Metric	Centimetres
Angler Fish	15lb	7kg	15lb	7kg	70
Bass (Catch & Release only)	18in	46cm	18ins	46cm	46
Bream (all species)	10in	23cm	10ins	23cm	20
Brill	14in	35cm	14ins	35cm	41
Bull Huss	24in	61cm	26ins	66cm
Coalfish	14in	38cm	14ins	38cm	70
Cod	18in	46cm	18ins	46cm	60
Dab	9in	23cm	9ins	23cm	25
Dogfish (Lesser spotted)	22in	56cm	24ins	61cm	60
EEL (Common/Silver)	18in	46cm	18ins	46cm
EEL Conger	36in	91cm	36cm	91.5cm
Flounder	13in	33cm	13ins	33cm	30
Garfish	20in	51cm	20ins	51cm	45
Gurnard (Grey)	7in	18cm	7ins	18cm	25
Gurnard (Red)	10in	25.5cm	10ins	25.5cm	25
Gurnard (Tub)	11in	28cm	11ins	28cm
Haddock	12in	30.5cm	12ins	30.5cm	40
Hake	12in	30.5cm	12ins	30.5cm
Halibut	10lb	4.5kg	10lbs	4.5kg	135
John Dory	10in	25.5cm	10ins	25.5cm	35
Ling	25in	63cm	25ins	63cm	100
Mackerel	12in	30cm	12ins	30cm	34
Monkfish	20lb	9kg	20lb	9kg	169
Mullet (Grey/lipped)	15in	38cm	15in	38cm	47
Mullet (Red)	7in	18cm	7in	18cm
Mullet (Golden Grey)	13in	33cm	13in	33cm	28
Plaice	13in	33cm	13in	33cm	35
Pollack	15in	38cm	15in	38cm	50
Pouting	9in	23cm	9in	23cm	25
Ray (Blonde)	5lb 16ins	2.25kg41cm	5lb 16ins	2.25kg 41cm	57
Ray (cuckoo)	2lb	0.91kg	2lb	0.91kg	59
Ray (Sandy)	2lb	0.91kg	2lb	0.91kg
Ray (Painted/Small Eyed)	6lb	2.7kg	6lb	2.7kg
Ray (Spotted)	3lb	1.4kg	3lb	1.4kg
Ray (Sting)	10lb	4.5kg	10lb	4.5kg
Ray (Thornback)	5lb	2.2kg	9lb	4kg	85
Ray (Undulate)	3lb	1.4kg	3lb	1.4kg	60
Rockling (All)	9in	23cm	9in	23cm
Scad	10in	25.5cm	10in	25.5cm
Shad (Allis/Twaite)	10in	25.5cm	10in	25.5cm
Shark (All Species)	40lb	18kg	40lb	18kg	220/285
Skate (Common)	25lb	11kg	25lb	11kg	180+
Smooth Hound (Common)	30in	76cm	30in	76cm	85
Smooth Hound (Starry)	30in	76cm	30in	76cm	85
Sole (Dover/Lemon)	11in	28cm	11in	28cm	35/30
Spurdog	24in	61cm	24in	61cm	80
Tope	20lb	9kg	20lb	9kg
Trigger Fish	10in/1.5lb	25.5cm/0.7kg	10in/1.5lb	25.5cm/0.7kg
Turbot	12in	30.5cm	12in	30.5cm	46
Weaver (Lesser/Greater)	10in	25.5cm	10in	25.5cm
Whiting	11in	28cm	11in	28cm	30
Witch	10in	25.5cm	10in	25.5cm
Wrasse (Ballan)	15in	38cm	15in	38cm
Wrasse (Cuckoo)	9in	23cm	9in	23cm

Conservation Notes:

Anglers should be aware when using crab for bait that there are size limits to be observed and it is their responsibility should the Club boat(s) be inspected by the Fisheries Authorities.

Catch & release (C&R): The following fish must be returned alive and unhurt: Bass, Common/Silver eel, Shad, ALL Skate, ALL Sharks, Tope (illegal to keep), Spurdog, Undulate Ray.

On any one of the Club's fishing trips we operate a general bag limit policy:

Bag size: The advised number of fish per angler per day of any single species is 3 fish. Unless the species is protected by conservation regulations e.g. bass (zero per person per day all year. Catch & release only). Currently, mackerel, whiting and dabs have an unrestricted bag size. To conserve fish stock we would like all fish in their breeding/spawning season returned a live and well. In particular Bream- female returned alive before 1 July and all male returned alive after 1 July

Mumbles Motor Boat & Fishing Club

Specimen Fish Qualifying Weights (100%)

Species	Shore		Boat
Species	Imperial	Metric	Imperial	Metric
Angler Fish	15lb	6.8kg	20lb	9kg
Bass	6lb	2.72kg	6lb	2.72KG
Bream (all species)	1lb	0.45kg	2lb-4oz	1kg
Brill	1lb	0.45kg	1lb-8oz	0.68kg
Bull Huss	8lb	3.62kg	12lb	5.45kg
Coalfish	2lb	0.9kg	6lb	2.72kg
Cod	7lb	3.2kg	14lb	6.35kg
Dab	12oz	0.35kg	1lb	0.45kg
Dogfish (Lesser spotted)	2lb	0.9kg	2lb	0.9kg
EEL (Common/Silver)	2lb	0.9kg	2lb	0.9kg
EEL Conger	10lb	4.55kg	25lb	11.35kg
Flounder	1lb-8oz	0.68kg	1lb-8oz	0.68kg
Garfish	1lb	0.45kg	1lb	0.45kg
Gurnard (Grey)	1lb-8oz	0.68kg	1lb-8oz	0.68kg
Gurnard (Red)	14oz	0.395kg	1lb-8oz	0.68kg
Gurnard (Tub)	2lb	0.9kg	4lb	1.8kg
Haddock	1lb	0.45kg	2lb	0.9kg
Hake	1lb-8oz	0.68kg	2lb	0.9kg
Halibut	10lb	4.55kg	10lb	4.55kg
John Dory	1lb	0.45kg	2lb	0.9kg
Ling	4lb	1.8kg	8lb	3.62kg
Mackerel	2lb	0.9kg	2lb-8oz	1.13kg
Monkfish	20lb	9kg	25lb	11.35kg
Mullet (Grey/lipped)	4lb	1.8kg	4lb	1.8kg
Mullet (Red)	14oz	0.395kg	1lb	0.45kg
Mullet (Golden Grey)	1lb-4oz	0.55kg	1lb-8oz	0.68kg
Plaice	1lb-8oz	0.68kg	2lb-8oz	1.13kg
Pollack	2lb-8oz	1.13kg	10lb	4.55kg
Pouting	12oz	0.35kg	1lb-12oz	0.8kg
Ray (Blonde)	9lb	4.08kg	15lb	6.8kg
Ray (cuckoo)	2lb	0.9kg	2lb	0.9kg
Ray (Sandy)	3lb	1.36kg	3lb	1.36kg
Imperial	Species	Metric	Imperial	Metric
Ray (Painted/Small Eyed)	6lb	2.72kg	8lb	3.62kg
Ray (Spotted)	3lb	1.36kg	4lb	1.8kg
Ray (Sting)	10lb	4.55kg	30lb	13.60kg
Ray (Thornback)	7lb	3.17kg	9lb	4.08kg
Ray (Undulate)	5lb	2.26kg	7lb	3.17kg
Rockling (All)	1lb-4oz	0.55kg	1lb-40z	0.55kg
Scad	1lb	0.45kg	1lb	0.45kg
Shad (Allis/Twaite)	1lb	0.45kg	1lb	0.45kg
Shark (Blue)	40lb	18.15kg	60lb	27.21kg
Shark (Mako)	60lb	27.21kg	100lb	45.5kg
Shark (Porbeagle)	40lb	18.15kg	80lb	36.28kg
Shark (Thresher)	40lb	18.15kg	60lb	27.21kg
Skate (Common)	25lb	11.35kg	40lb	18.15kg
Smooth Hound (Common)	6lb	2.72kg	8lb	3.62kg
Smooth Hound (Starry)	8lb	3.62kg	10lb	4.55kg
Sole (Dover/Lemon)	1lb	0.45kg	1lb-8oz	0.68kg
Spurdog	6lb	2.72kg	8lb	3.62kg
Tope	20lb	9kg	30lb	13.60kg
Trigger Fish	2lb	0.9kg	3lb	1.36kg
Turbot	1lb-8oz	0.68kg	4lb	1.81kg
Weaver (Lesser/Greater)	12oz	0.35kg	1lb	0.45kg
Whiting	1lb-8oz	0.68kg	2lb	0.9kg
Witch	8oz	0.226kg	8oz	0.226kg
Wrasse (Ballan)	2lb-8oz	1.13kg	3lb-8oz	1.58kg
Wrasse (Cuckoo)	1lb	0.45kg	1lb	0.45kg

EU/DEFRA lay down only certain Minimum Landing Sizes (MLS).

For conservation the Angling Trust Recommended Retention Landing Sizes RRLS's

for recreational sea anglers, where fish under these sizes are to be return as quickly

as possible and in good condition. The following sizes are in Centimetres.

Species	EU/DEFRA MLS's	RRLS's Boat	RRLS's Shore
Bass	42	45	45
Bream		24	24
Black Bream		23	23
Bull Huss		58	58
Coalfish (Saithe)	35	35	35
Cod	35	35	35
Dab	23	23	23
Dogfish Lesser Spotted		40	40
EEL Silver	Non-retainable
EEL Conger	58	120	91
Flounder	27	27	27
Garfish		38	38
Gurnard Tub		28	28
Haddock	30	35	30
Hake	27	30	30
Halibut		10kg	3kg
John Dory		33	25
Ling	63	72	72
Mackerel	20	20	20
Monkfish		7kg	7kg
Mullet Grey Thick Lipped	33	33	33
Mullet Red	15
Plaice	27	28	28
Pollock	30	30	30
Pouting		24	18
Rays & Skates (all)		41	41 across wings
Sharks (all)		23kg	18kg
Smooth Hound		51	51
Sole Dover	24	25	25
Sole Lemon	25	25	25
Spurdog		58	58
Tope	Return immediately	Non-retainable	Non-retainable
Trigger Fish		30	30
Turbot	30	41	35
Whiting	27	27	27
Witch	28	28	28
Wrasse		23	23

New Fisheries Management

On 1st April 2012 The function of the South Wales Fisheries Committee amalgamated into the Welsh Assembly Government Fisheries Unit to formone unit resposible for fisheries policy, management and marine enforcement. The existing byelaws of the SWSFC will continue in effect as if ma3e by the Welsh Minister

The SWSFC minimum fish size limits prescribed for sea fish in the South West Wales district are set out below - sizes in centimetres.

This information is provided to assist fishermen and is not a full or definitive statement of law. For the latter purpose, reference must be made to the relevant European Commission legislation, UK Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and local SFC byelaws which may from time to time be altered.

Bass	42
Blue Ling	70
Cod	35
Grey Mullet (thick lipped)	35
Haddock	30
Hake	27
Herring	20
Horse mackerel (scad)	15
Ling	63
Mackerel	20
Megrim	20
Plaice	27
Pollock	30
Saithe	35
Skate & Ray	45	Across wings
Skate & Ray	22	Single detached wing
Sole	24
Whiting	27
Lobster	9	Carapace length
Edible Crab	14	Across broad part of back
Velvet Crab	6.5	Across broad part of back excluding spines
Spider Crab (female)	12	Carapace length
Spider Crab (male)	13	Carapace length
Razor Clam	10

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