Minimum legal sizes
The following minimum sizes for finfish, crustacea and mollusc species currently apply within the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority's District. Variations in size regulations may exist with respect to species captured outside Sea Area ICES Division VIId, which are then transported into the District.
Click here for a guide to where the measurement is taken. Unless specified all measurements apply to the dimension of length. Additional information regarding the method of measurement for fish, crustacea and molluscs should be referred to if necessary.
Finfish
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| WHITING |
27 cm |
| COD |
35 cm |
| HERRING |
20 cm |
| POLLACK |
30 cm |
| SAITHE |
35 cm |
| MACKEREL |
20 cm |
| HORSE MACKEREL |
15 cm |
| SARDINE |
11 cm |
| PLAICE |
27 cm |
| LING |
63 cm |
| HAKE |
27 cm |
| BASS |
36 cm |
| DOVER SOLE |
24 cm |
| MEGRIM |
20 cm |
| Crustacea |
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| LOBSTER (Homarus gammarus) |
87 mm |
carapace length |
| EDIBLE CRAB (Cancer pagurus) |
140 mm |
carapace width |
| VELVET CRAB (Necora puber) |
65 mm |
carapace width |
| SPIDER CRAB (Maia squinado) |
130 mm (males) 120 mm (females)
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carapace length |
| CRAWFISH (Palinurus spp.) |
95 mm |
carapace length |
| Molluscs |
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| QUEEN SCALLOP (Chlamys spp) |
40 mm |
shell width |
| KING SCALLOP (Pecten maximus) |
110 mm |
shell width |
| WHELK (Buccinum undatum) |
45 mm |
shell length |
| RAZOR CLAM (Ensis spp) |
10 cm |
shell length |
| OYSTER (native) (Ostrea edulis) |
7 cm * |
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* The shell must be unable to pass through a circular ring with a 70 mm internal diameter
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