The daily limit of fish of a species or genus specified in Column 1 of the Table to the Schedule that may be taken or retained by any person is the quantity specified opposite that species or genus of fish in Column 2 of that Table.

3 Bag limits for vessels and fishing boats

(1) Subject to Article 2, the daily limit of fish of a species or genus specified in Column 1 of the Table to the Schedule that may be taken or retained by any vessel, other than a fishing boat, is the quantity specified opposite that species or genus of fish in Column 3 of that Table.[3]

(2) Subject to Article 2, the daily limit of fish of a species or genus specified in Column 1 of the Table to the Schedule that may be taken or retained by a fishing boat is –

(a) the quantity specified, including a zero quantity, opposite that species or genus of fish in Column 4 of that Table; or

(b) if no such quantity is specified, the quantity permitted to be taken or retained under the fishing boat licence (within the meaning of the Sea Fisheries (Licensing of Fishing Boats) (Jersey) Regulations 2003) that relates to the fishing boat.[4]

4 [5]

5 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Sea Fisheries (Bag Limits) (Jersey) Order 2020 and comes into force 7 days after it is made.

Schedule[6]

(Article 2)

BAG LIMITS

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Common name	Species	Per person limit	Per vessel limit	Fishing boat limit
Albacore Tuna	Thunnus alalunga	0	0	0
Amber Jack	Seriola spp.	1	5
Angel Shark	Squatina squatina	0	0	0
Atlantic Bonito	Sarda sarda	1	5
BAIT WORMS
Black Lugworm Blow Lugworm Catworm Ragworm Verm	Arenicola defodiens Arenicola marina Nephys spp. Nereis spp. Marphysa sanguinea	2kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	2kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	2kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Basking Shark	Cetorhinus maximus	0	0	0
Bigeye Tuna	Thunnus obesus	0	0	0
Black Skate	Dipturus nidarosiensis	0	0	0
Black Winkle	Littorina littorea	200	200	200
Bluefin Tuna	Thunnus thynnus	0	0	0
Blue Shark	Prionace glauca	0	0	0
BREAM
Black Bream Couche’s Bream Gilt-head Bream Red Bream	Spondyliosoma cantharus Pagurs pagurs Sparus aurata Pagellus bogaraveo	10 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	50 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
COD
Cod Coley/Coalfish Haddock Hake Ling Pollock Poor Cod Rockling Whiting	Gadus morhua Pollachius virens Meleanogrammus aeglefinus Merluccius merluccius Molva molva Pollachius pollachius Trisopterus minutus Gaidropsarus Merlangius merlangus	10 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	50 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Common Octopus	Octopus vulgaris	2	2
Common Skate	Dipturus batis	0	0	0
Common Whelk	Buccinum undatum	5kg	5kg
Conger Eel	Conger conger	2	2
Edible Crab	Cancer pagurus	5	5
European Lobster	Homarus gammarus	5	5
FLAT FISH
Brill Flounder Lemon Sole Plaice Sole Turbot	Scophthalmus rhombus Platichthys flesus Microstomus kitt Pleuronectes platessa Solea solea Psetta maxima	10 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	50 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Giant Goby	Gobius cobitis	0	0	0
Green Crab	Carcinus maenas	100	100
GURNARD
Grey Gurnard Red Gurnard Streaked Gurnard Tub Gurnard	Eutrigla gurnardus Aspitrigal cuculus Trigloporus lastoviza Chelidonichthys lucerna	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
HERRING-LIKE FISH
Anchovy Herring Sandeel Sardine Sprat	Engraulis encrasicolus Clupea harengus Gymnammodytes semisquamatus, Ammodytes spp. and Hyperoplus spp. Sardina pilchardus Sprattus sprattus	5kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	5kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
LIMPETS
Black-footed Limpet China Limpet European Limpet	Patella depressa Patella ulyssiponensis Patella vulgata	100 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	100 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	100 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
MACKEREL
Mackerel Scad	Scomber scombrus Trachurus trachurus	40 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	200 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
MULLET
Golden Grey Mullet Red Mullet Thick Lipped Mullet Thin Lipped Mullet	Liza aurata Mullus surmuletus Chelon labrosus Liza ramada	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Orange Roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	0	0	0
Ormer	Haliotis tuberculata	20	100	100
Otter Shell	Lutraria angustior	20	20	20
OYSTERS
Native Oyster Pacific Oyster	Ostrea edulis Crassostrea gigas	50 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	50 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	50 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Porbeagle Shark	Lamna nasus	0	0	0
Pouting	Trisopterus luscus	20	100
PRAWNS/SHRIMP
Common Prawn Common Shrimp	Palaemon serratus Crangon crangon	5kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	25kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
RAYS
Blonde Ray Small-eyed Ray Thornback Ray Undulate Ray	Raja brachyura Raja microocellata Raja clavata Raja undulata	5 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	5 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Sea Bass	Dicentrarchus labrax	(a) 0 during the period 1st February to 31st March in any year; or (b) 2 at all other times	(a) 0 during the period 1st February to 31st March in any year; or (b) 10 at all other times
SHARKS/DOGFISH
Bull Huss Small-spotted Catshark Starry Smoothhound	Scyliorhinus stellaris Scyliorhinus canicula Mustelus asterias	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	20 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
SMALL CLAMS
Banded Palourde Chequered Palourde Common Cockle Dog Cockle Golden Palourde Manilla Clam Norwegian Cockle Praire Pullet Palourde Razor Clams Rough Cockle Surf Clam	Polititapes rhomboides Ruditapes decussatus Cerastoderma edule Glycymeris glycymeris Tapes aurea Ruditapes philippinarum Laevicardium crissum Venus verrucosa Venerupis corrugata Ensis spp. and Solen Marginatus Acanthocardia tuberculata Spisula solida	150 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	150 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Smooth Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna zygaena	0	0	0
Spider Crab	Maja brachydactyla	10	50
Spurdog	Squalus acanthias	0	0	0
SQUID/CUTTLEFISH
Common Squid Cuttlefish European Squid	Alloteuthis subulata Sepia spp. Loligo vulgaris	10kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	10kg comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	0	0	0
Tope	Galeorhinus galeus	0	0
Velvet Crab	Necora puber	40	40
White Shark	Carcharondon carcharias	0	0	0
White Skate	Rostroraja alba	0	0	0
WRASSE
Ballan Wrasse Cuckoo Wrasse	Labrus bergylta Labrus mixtus	5 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species	5 comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Legislation	Year and No	Commencement	◦Projet No (where applicable)
Sea Fisheries (Bag Limits) (Jersey) Order 2020	R&O.22/2020	26 March 2020
Sea Fisheries (Bag Limits) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2022	R&O.59/2022	4 May 2022
Sea Fisheries (Bag Limits) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2023	R&O.46/2023	29 June 2023

◦Projets available at statesassembly.gov.je

Table of Endnote References

[1] Article 1 deleted by R&O.59/2022

[2] Article 2 amended by R&O.59/2022

[3] Article 3(1) amended by R&O.59/2022

[4] Article 3(2) amended by R&O.59/2022

[5] Article 4 spent, omitted

[6] Schedule amended by R&O.59/2022, R&O.46/2023

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