ARTENFÜHRER

Mindestmaße & geschützte Arten.

Dieser Führer verzeichnet gesetzliche Mindestmaße aus den Fangbeschränkungsregeln jedes Landes und die durch nationale Schutzvorschriften gesperrten Arten, erfasst über jedes recherchierte Land hinweg. Die Daten stammen pro Land aus Quellen, und Regeln ändern sich — prüfe vor dem Tauchen stets auf der Länderseite nach.

Arten mit Mindestmaßen: 301Arten mit Mindestmaßen
Mindestmaß-Einträge: 409Mindestmaß-Einträge
Länder mit Schutzlisten: 169Länder mit Schutzlisten

Queen conch

9 Länder

min 17.78–22.9 cm

Antigua and Barbuda
Queen conch (shell length)
17.78 cm
Belize
Queen conch (Strombus gigas) - shell length
17.78 cm
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Queen conch (Aliger gigas)
17.8 cm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Queen conch (Aliger gigas) - minimum shell length
17.8 cm
Grenada
Queen conch (shell length)
18 cm
Saint Lucia
Queen conch (shell length, immature threshold)
18 cm
Dominican Republic
Queen conch (lambi, Strombus gigas)
20 cm
United States Virgin Islands
Queen Conch (shell length)
22.86 cm
Puerto Rico
Queen conch (carrucho, Lobatus gigas) - territorial min shell length (9 in)
22.9 cm

Spiny lobster

7 Länder

min 7.6–25 cm

Maldives
Spiny lobster (Panulirus spp.)
7.6 cm
Belize
Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) - carapace
7.62 cm
Grenada
Spiny lobster (carapace length)
9.5 cm
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus)
9.5 cm
Saint Lucia
Spiny lobster (carapace length)
9.5 cm
Cayman Islands
Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) - tail length
15.2 cm
French Polynesia
Spiny lobster (oura miti / langouste, Panulirus penicillatus)
20 cm
Grenada
Spiny lobster (total length, laid flat)
25 cm

Caribbean spiny lobster

6 Länder

min 8.89–25 cm

United States Virgin Islands
Caribbean Spiny Lobster (carapace length)
8.89 cm
Puerto Rico
Caribbean spiny lobster (langosta, Panulirus argus) - min carapace length (3.5 in)
8.9 cm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) - minimum carapace length
8.9 cm
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean spiny lobster (carapace length)
9.5 cm
Dominican Republic
Caribbean spiny lobster (langosta caribe, Panulirus argus)
18 cm
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Caribbean spiny lobster (Bonaire) - no take below this carapace/total length and no egg-bearing females
25 cm

Cod

4 Länder

min 30–35 cm

Denmark
Cod (torsk) - Skagerrak/Kattegat
30 cm
Denmark
Cod (torsk) - Belts/Baltic & North Sea incl. Limfjorden, Ringkøbing Fjord
35 cm
Estonia
35 cm
Isle of Man
Cod (Gadus morhua)
35 cm
Jersey
35 cm

European lobster

4 Länder

min 8.5–9 cm

Guernsey
European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
8.5 cm
Ireland
European lobster (Homarus gammarus) - carapace length
8.7 cm
Jersey
8.9 cm
United Kingdom
European lobster (Homarus gammarus) - carapace length
9 cm

Lobster

4 Länder

min 7–15 cm

Nigeria
7 cm
Northern Mariana Islands
Lobster (spiny lobster) — minimum 3 inches (76.2 mm) carapace length; no egg-bearing or stripped females; not by spear
7.62 cm
Trinidad and Tobago
Lobster (carapace length)
8.9 cm
Pakistan
15 cm

Brown trout

3 Länder

min 25–35 cm

Liechtenstein
Brown trout (Bachforelle)
25 cm
Estonia
32 cm
Latvia
Brown trout (taimiņš)
35 cm

Eel

3 Länder

min 35–50 cm

Canada
Eel (Maritimes, per DFO guidance)
35 cm
Estonia
Eel (sea)
35 cm
Estonia
Eel (other inland waters)
50 cm
Liechtenstein
Eel (Aal)
50 cm

European sea bass

3 Länder

min 25–42 cm

Malta
European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
25 cm
Ireland
European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
42 cm
United Kingdom
European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
42 cm

Green Turtle

3 Länder

min 50.8–86.4 cm

Turks and Caicos Islands
Green turtle (shell length)
50.8 cm
Kiribati
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas, carapace)
86 cm
Marshall Islands
Green turtle (subsistence only)
86.4 cm

Hawksbill Turtle

3 Länder

min 50.8–68.6 cm

Turks and Caicos Islands
Hawksbill turtle (shell length)
50.8 cm
Kiribati
Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, carapace)
68 cm
Marshall Islands
Hawksbill turtle (subsistence only)
68.6 cm

Horse mackerel

3 Länder

min 15 cm

Guernsey
Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
15 cm
Isle of Man
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)
15 cm
Jersey
15 cm

Langouste

3 Länder

min 8–24 cm

Mayotte
Langouste (spiny lobster)
8 cm
Réunion
Langouste (spiny lobster) — rostrum tip to tail end
23 cm
France
Langouste (Spiny lobster, Palinurus)
24 cm

Mackerel

3 Länder

min 20 cm

Guernsey
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
20 cm
Isle of Man
Mackerel (Scomber spp.)
20 cm
Jersey
20 cm

Napoleon Humphead wrasse

3 Länder

min 63.5–80 cm

Palau
Napoleon/humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus, Ngimer/Maml)
63.5 cm
Kiribati
Napoleon Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
65 cm
French Polynesia
Napoleon/humphead wrasse (mara, Cheilinus undulatus) - Moorea PGEM recommended size
80 cm

Pike

3 Länder

min 20–50 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Pike (щука)
20 cm
Estonia
40 cm
Latvia
Pike (līdaka)
50 cm

Salmon

3 Länder

min 50–60 cm

Finland
Salmon (Bay of Bothnia, north of 63 deg 30 N)
50 cm
Estonia
55 cm
Finland
Salmon (sea)
60 cm
Latvia
Salmon (lasis)
60 cm

Sole

3 Länder

min 24 cm

France
Sole (Solea solea)
24 cm
Isle of Man
Sole (Solea vulgaris)
24 cm
Jersey
24 cm

Spider crab

3 Länder

min 12–13 cm

Guernsey
Spider crab (Maia squinado)
12 cm
Jersey
12 cm
Ireland
Spider crab (Maja squinado) - female, carapace
12.5 cm
Ireland
Spider crab (Maja squinado) - male, carapace
13 cm

Yellowtail snapper

3 Länder

min 26.7–30.48 cm

Puerto Rico
Yellowtail snapper (colirrubia, Ocyurus chrysurus) - territorial min (10.5 in)
26.7 cm
Bermuda
30 cm
United States Virgin Islands
Yellowtail Snapper (total length, EEZ)
30.48 cm

Barracuda

2 Länder

min 21–50 cm

Gibraltar
Barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena / Espeton)
21 cm
Cyprus
50 cm

Bass

2 Länder

min 42–50 cm

Jersey
42 cm
Isle of Man
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
50 cm

Bream

2 Länder

min 20–30 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Bream (лещ)
20 cm
Estonia
Bream (Peipsi/Pihkva/Lämmijärv & Emajõgi)
30 cm

Brown Crab

2 Länder

min 14–15 cm

Ireland
Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) - carapace width
14 cm
Jersey
15 cm

Burbot

2 Länder

min 30–40 cm

Liechtenstein
Burbot (Trüsche)
30 cm
Estonia
40 cm

Carp

2 Länder

min 20–30 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Carp (карп)
20 cm
Liechtenstein
Carp (Karpfen)
30 cm

Catfish

2 Länder

min 30–40 cm

Gambia
30 cm
Kyrgyzstan
Catfish (сом)
40 cm

Clam

2 Länder

min 15–20 cm

Kiribati
Clam (Tridacna maxima)
15 cm
Niue
18 cm
Kiribati
Clam (Tridacna squamosa)
20 cm

Common Pandora

2 Länder

min 11–28 cm

Israel
Common Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)
11 cm
Gibraltar
Common Pandora (Pagellus erythrinus / Breca)
28 cm

Crab

2 Länder

min 6–9 cm

Nigeria
6 cm
Bahrain
9 cm

Crawfish

2 Länder

min 8.3–23 cm

Bahamas
Crawfish (Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus)
8.3 cm
Guernsey
Crawfish (Palinurus elephas)
23 cm

Dolphinfish

2 Länder

min 60–61 cm

Cyprus
Dolphinfish (mahi-mahi)
60 cm
Puerto Rico
Dolphinfish (dorado/mahi) - federal EEZ min fork length (24 in)
61 cm

Dusky Grouper

2 Länder

min 40–50 cm

Israel
Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
40 cm
Gibraltar
Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus / Mero)
50 cm

Flounder

2 Länder

min 18–25 cm

Estonia
Flounder (subareas 29 and 32)
18 cm
Estonia
Flounder (subarea 28)
21 cm
Jersey
25 cm

Goatfish

2 Länder

min 10–20 cm

Guam
Goatfish (Mullidae) - 'ti'ao' juvenile threshold
10 cm
Kiribati
Goatfish (Upeneus taeniopterus)
20 cm

Grayling

2 Länder

min 30–35 cm

Finland
Grayling (north of 67 deg 00 N)
30 cm
Finland
Grayling (south of 67 deg 00 N)
35 cm
Liechtenstein
Grayling (Äsche)
35 cm

Groupers

2 Länder

min 40–45 cm

Gambia
40 cm
Malta
Groupers (Epinephelus spp.)
45 cm

Haddock

2 Länder

min 30 cm

Isle of Man
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
30 cm
Jersey
30 cm

Hake

2 Länder

min 27–30 cm

Isle of Man
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)
27 cm
Gambia
30 cm

Herring

2 Länder

min 20 cm

Guernsey
Herring (Clupea harengus)
20 cm
Isle of Man
Herring (Clupea harengus)
20 cm

Ling

2 Länder

min 63 cm

Isle of Man
Ling (Molva molva)
63 cm
Jersey
63 cm

Mantis shrimp

2 Länder

min 18 cm

French Polynesia
Mantis shrimp (varo, Squilla mantis)
18 cm
Kiribati
Mantis shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)
18 cm

Meagre

2 Länder

min 40–70 cm

Israel
Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)
40 cm
Gambia
Meagre (capitaine)
70 cm

Mullet

2 Länder

min 20–35 cm

Jersey
20 cm
Kiribati
Mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis)
35 cm

Nassau grouper

2 Länder

min 40.6–61 cm

Cayman Islands
Nassau grouper (min, when open)
40.6 cm
Belize
Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) - total length (min)
50.8 cm
Cayman Islands
Nassau grouper (max, when open)
61 cm

Octopus

2 Länder

min 25–60 cm

Cyprus
25 cm
Tonga
Octopus (Feke)
60 cm

Pike perch

2 Länder

min 40–45 cm

Estonia
Pike perch (inland, general)
40 cm
Finland
Pike-perch (zander / kuha)
42 cm
Estonia
Pike perch (Lake Võrtsjärv)
45 cm

Plaice

2 Länder

min 27 cm

Isle of Man
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
27 cm
Jersey
27 cm

Pollack

2 Länder

min 30 cm

Isle of Man
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)
30 cm
Jersey
30 cm

Red Mullet

2 Länder

min 15 cm

Gambia
15 cm
Jersey
15 cm

Rock lobster

2 Länder

min 8.5–22 cm

Kiribati
Rock lobster (Panulirus sp., carapace length)
8.5 cm
Vanuatu
Rock lobster (Panulirus spp.)
22 cm

Sardine

2 Länder

min 11–13 cm

Jersey
11 cm
Iran
13 cm

Scallop

2 Länder

min 10–10.5 cm

Guernsey
Scallop (Pecten maximus)
10 cm
Jersey
10.5 cm

Tench

2 Länder

min 18–25 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Tench (линь)
18 cm
Estonia
25 cm

Trochus shell

2 Länder

min 9 cm

Fiji
Trochus shell (Trochus niloticus)
9 cm
Vanuatu
Trochus (Trochus niloticus) shell - minimum
9 cm

Trout

2 Länder

min 25–30 cm

Lesotho
Trout (rainbow/brown)
25 cm
Andorra
Trout (Gran Valira from Spanish border to Andorra la Vella)
30 cm

Whitefish

2 Länder

min 30 cm

Estonia
Whitefish (sea and rivers to sea)
30 cm
Liechtenstein
Whitefish (Felchen)
30 cm

Whiting

2 Länder

min 27 cm

Isle of Man
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
27 cm
Jersey
27 cm

Acanthurus triostegus

1 Land

min 17 cm

Tonga
Acanthurus triostegus (Manini, convict surgeonfish)
17 cm

Amberjack

1 Land

min 50 cm

Cyprus
50 cm

Amu Darya trout

1 Land

min 20 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Amu Darya (river) trout (амударьинская/речная форель)
20 cm

Anchovy

1 Land

min 12 cm

Isle of Man
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
12 cm

Andak

1 Land

min 24 cm

Bahrain
24 cm

Annular seabream / sarago sparaglione

1 Land

min 12 cm

Italy
Annular seabream / sarago sparaglione (Diplodus annularis)
12 cm

Ark shell

1 Land

min 4 cm

Kiribati
Ark shell (Anadara sp.)
4 cm

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

1 Land

min 70 cm

Israel
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
70 cm

Ballan Wrasse

1 Land

min 43 cm

Isle of Man
Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
43 cm

Bar / Loup

1 Land

min 35 cm

France
Bar / Loup (European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax)
35 cm

Barbel

1 Land

min 25 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Barbel (усач)
25 cm

Beche-de-mer

1 Land

min 7.6 cm

Fiji
Beche-de-mer (sea cucumber)
7.6 cm

Besugo

1 Land

min 18 cm

Portugal
Besugo (Pagellus acarne)
18 cm

Bica

1 Land

min 15 cm

Portugal
Bica (Pagellus erythrinus)
15 cm

Black Bream

1 Land

min 23 cm

Jersey
23 cm

Black grouper

1 Land

min 95 cm

Bermuda
95 cm

Black Scorpionfish

1 Land

min 22 cm

Gibraltar
Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus / Rascacio)
22 cm

Black Sea turbot

1 Land

min 45 cm

Bulgaria
Black Sea turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
45 cm

Black Seabream

1 Land

min 23 cm

Gibraltar
Black Seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus / Chopa)
23 cm

Black-lip pearl oyster

1 Land

min 10 cm

Japan
Black-lip pearl oyster (Okinawa)
10 cm

Blacktail Comber

1 Land

min 21 cm

Gibraltar
Blacktail Comber (Serranus atricauda / Cabrilla)
21 cm

Blue Ling

1 Land

min 70 cm

Isle of Man
Blue Ling (Molva dypterygia)
70 cm

Bluefin tuna

1 Land

min 115 cm

Malta
Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
115 cm

Bluefin tuna / tonno rosso

1 Land

min 115 cm

Italy
Bluefin tuna / tonno rosso (Thunnus thynnus)
115 cm

Bogue

1 Land

min 12 cm

Gibraltar
Bogue (Boops boops / Boga)
12 cm

Bolbometopon muricatum

1 Land

min 69 cm

Tonga
Bolbometopon muricatum (Sikatoki, bumphead parrotfish)
69 cm

Bonefish

1 Land

min 30 cm

Kiribati
Bonefish (Albula glossodonta)
30 cm

Boring clam

1 Land

min 8 cm

Japan
Boring clam (Okinawa)
8 cm

Bourzwa

1 Land

min 32 cm

Seychelles
Bourzwa (Emperor red snapper, Lutjanus sebae)
32 cm

Brill

1 Land

min 30 cm

Jersey
30 cm

Bronze bream

1 Land

min 30 cm

South Africa
30 cm

Brook trout / salmó de font

1 Land

min 20 cm

Andorra
Brook trout / salmó de font (Estany de l'Estanyó)
20 cm

Brown Meagre

1 Land

min 25 cm

Gambia
25 cm

Bumphead parrotfish

1 Land

min 65 cm

Solomon Islands
Bumphead (humphead) parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)
65 cm

Bumphead/humphead parrotfish

1 Land

min 63.5 cm

Palau
Bumphead/humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum, Kemedukl/Berdebed)
63.5 cm

Chebachek

1 Land

min 10 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Chebachek (чебачек)
10 cm

Chebak / Issyk-Kul dace

1 Land

min 17 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Chebak / Issyk-Kul dace (чебак)
17 cm

Chlorurus microrhinos

1 Land

min 45 cm

Tonga
Chlorurus microrhinos (Sikatoki)
45 cm

Choco-vulgar / Common cuttlefish - dorsal mantle

1 Land

min 10 cm

Portugal
Choco-vulgar / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) - dorsal mantle
10 cm

Cigale de mer

1 Land

min 20 cm

Mayotte
Cigale de mer (slipper lobster)
20 cm

Coconut crab

1 Land

min 9 cm

Vanuatu
Coconut crab (Birgus latro)
9 cm

Coconut crab carapace

1 Land

min 9 cm

Solomon Islands
Coconut crab (Birgus latro) carapace
9 cm

Comb Grouper

1 Land

min 45 cm

Gibraltar
Comb Grouper (Mycteroperca rubra / Gitano)
45 cm

Commercial top / Tectus niloticus

1 Land

min 6 cm

Japan
Commercial top / Tectus niloticus (Okinawa)
6 cm

Common Dentex

1 Land

min 35 cm

Gibraltar
Common Dentex (Dentex dentex / Denton)
35 cm

Common sea bream / red porgy

1 Land

min 18 cm

Malta
Common sea bream / red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)
18 cm

Common Seabream / Red Porgy

1 Land

min 28 cm

Gibraltar
Common Seabream / Red Porgy (Pagrus pagrus / Pargo)
28 cm

Common snook - territorial min

1 Land

min 55.9 cm

Puerto Rico
Common snook (robalo comun, Centropomus undecimalis) - territorial min (22 in)
55.9 cm

Common Whelk

1 Land

min 4.5 cm

Jersey
4.5 cm

Conch

1 Land

min 17.8 cm

Turks and Caicos Islands
Conch (Queen conch, shell length)
17.8 cm

Conger Eel

1 Land

min 58 cm

Jersey
58 cm

Corvina

1 Land

min 32 cm

Uruguay
Corvina (Micropogonias furnieri)
32 cm

Corvina-legitima / Meagre

1 Land

min 42 cm

Portugal
Corvina-legitima / Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)
42 cm

Crabe de mangrove

1 Land

min 10 cm

Mayotte
Crabe de mangrove (mangrove crab)
10 cm

Crabe de palétuvier / mud crab , largest dimension

1 Land

min 14 cm

New Caledonia
Crabe de palétuvier / mud crab (Scylla serrata), largest dimension
14 cm

Crawfish / spiny lobster

1 Land

min 9.5 cm

Turks and Caicos Islands
Crawfish / spiny lobster (whole, carapace length)
9.5 cm

Crayfish - tail length

1 Land

min 13 cm

Niue
Crayfish (lobster) - tail length
13 cm

Crayfish / spiny lobster carapace

1 Land

min 8 cm

Solomon Islands
Crayfish / spiny lobster (Panulirus spp.) carapace
8 cm

Croakers

1 Land

min 70 cm

Gambia
70 cm

Crucian carp

1 Land

min 18 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Crucian carp (карась)
18 cm

Ctenochaetus striatus

1 Land

min 17 cm

Tonga
Ctenochaetus striatus (Pone 'uli)
17 cm

Cultivated ormer

1 Land

min 6 cm

Guernsey
Cultivated ormer (Haliotis tuberculata)
6 cm

Cuttlefish

1 Land

min 13 cm

Gambia
13 cm

Dab

1 Land

min 15 cm

Jersey
15 cm

Demersal fish - sportsfishing

1 Land

min 48.26 cm

Saint Lucia
Demersal (bottom) fish - sportsfishing
48.26 cm

Dentex

1 Land

min 15 cm

Gambia
15 cm

Denti

1 Land

min 30 cm

France
Denti (Common dentex, Dentex dentex)
30 cm

Dogtooth Grouper

1 Land

min 45 cm

Gibraltar
Dogtooth Grouper (Epinephelus caninus)
45 cm

Dorade royale

1 Land

min 27 cm

France
Dorade royale (Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata)
27 cm

Dorado

1 Land

min 75 cm

Paraguay
Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis)
75 cm

Dourada / Gilthead seabream

1 Land

min 19 cm

Portugal
Dourada / Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
19 cm

Dusky grouper / grouper

1 Land

min 45 cm

Greece
Dusky grouper / grouper (Epinephelus spp.)
45 cm

Edible crab

1 Land

min 14 cm

Guernsey
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
14 cm

European Barracuda

1 Land

min 20 cm

Israel
European Barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)
20 cm

European hake / nasello

1 Land

min 20 cm

Italy
European hake / nasello (Merluccius merluccius)
20 cm

European perch

1 Land

min 25 cm

Liechtenstein
European perch (Egli)
25 cm

European sea bass / spigola-branzino

1 Land

min 25 cm

Italy
European sea bass / spigola-branzino (Dicentrarchus labrax)
25 cm

Faneca / Pouting

1 Land

min 17 cm

Portugal
Faneca / Pouting (Trisopterus luscus)
17 cm

Fish

1 Land

min 15 cm

Qatar
Fish (general minimum)
15 cm

Flathead Grey Mullet

1 Land

min 20 cm

Israel
Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
20 cm

Fluted Giant Clam

1 Land

min 20 cm

Japan
Fluted Giant Clam (Okinawa)
20 cm

Flying fish

1 Land

min 20 cm

Kiribati
Flying fish (Cypselurus suttoni)
20 cm

Freshwater fish , total length

1 Land

min 14 cm

New Caledonia
Freshwater fish (river fishing), total length
14 cm

Freshwater shrimp , total length excluding antennae

1 Land

min 7 cm

New Caledonia
Freshwater shrimp (river fishing), total length excluding antennae
7 cm

Garrick

1 Land

min 70 cm

South Africa
Garrick (leervis)
70 cm

Geelbek

1 Land

min 60 cm

South Africa
60 cm

General finfish

1 Land

min 20.3 cm

Cayman Islands
General finfish (most species)
20.3 cm

Giant clam - shell length

1 Land

min 12 cm

French Polynesia
Giant clam (pahua, Tridacna maxima) - shell length
12 cm

Giant clam / Tridacna gigas

1 Land

min 30 cm

Japan
Giant clam / Tridacna gigas (Okinawa)
30 cm

Gilt-head sea-bream

1 Land

min 20 cm

Malta
Gilt-head sea-bream (Sparus aurata)
20 cm

Gilthead Seabream

1 Land

min 15 cm

Israel
Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)
15 cm

Gilthead seabream / orata

1 Land

min 20 cm

Italy
Gilthead seabream / orata (Sparus aurata)
20 cm

Goldblotch Grouper

1 Land

min 40 cm

Israel
Goldblotch Grouper (Epinephelus costae)
40 cm

Goraz / Blackspot seabream

1 Land

min 33 cm

Portugal
Goraz / Blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
33 cm

Green Turban / Turbo marmoratus

1 Land

min 13 cm

Japan
Green Turban / Turbo marmoratus (Okinawa)
13 cm

Grouper

1 Land

min 40 cm

Cyprus
40 cm

Grouper / cernia

1 Land

min 45 cm

Italy
Grouper / cernia (Epinephelus spp.)
45 cm

Hamour

1 Land

min 42 cm

Bahrain
Hamour (grouper)
42 cm

Havoor

1 Land

min 67 cm

Iran
67 cm

Hawksbill sea turtle

1 Land

min 25 cm

Japan
Hawksbill sea turtle (Okinawa, plastron length)
25 cm

Hipposcarus longiceps

1 Land

min 32 cm

Tonga
Hipposcarus longiceps (Olomea)
32 cm

Homard

1 Land

min 27 cm

France
Homard (European lobster, Homarus gammarus)
27 cm

Humpback Red snapper

1 Land

min 25 cm

Kiribati
Humpback Red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)
25 cm

Hyse — south of 62°N

1 Land

min 32–40 cm

Norway
Hyse (haddock) — south of 62°N
32 cm
Norway
Hyse (haddock) — north of 62°N
40 cm

Ide

1 Land

min 32 cm

Estonia
32 cm

Jacks - 'i'e'' juvenile threshold

1 Land

min 10 cm

Guam
Jacks (Carangidae) - 'i'e'' juvenile threshold
10 cm

Juveniles of eels

1 Land

min 13 cm

Japan
Juveniles of eels (Okinawa)
13 cm

Kingfish

1 Land

min 45 cm

Bahrain
Kingfish (Kanaad)
45 cm

Kob

1 Land

min 40 cm

South Africa
Kob (Argyrosomus spp.)
40 cm

Kveite

1 Land

min 84 cm

Norway
Kveite (Atlantic halibut)
84 cm

Lady crab

1 Land

min 5 cm

Guernsey
Lady crab (Macropipus puber)
5 cm

Lagostas / Spiny lobsters - carapace

1 Land

min 9.5 cm

Portugal
Lagostas / Spiny lobsters (Palinurus spp.) - carapace
9.5 cm

Lake marinka

1 Land

min 25 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Lake marinka (маринка озерная)
25 cm

Lake trout

1 Land

min 50 cm

Liechtenstein
Lake trout (Seeforelle)
50 cm

Landlocked salmon

1 Land

min 60 cm

Finland
60 cm

Langouste / spiny lobster

1 Land

min 7.5 cm

New Caledonia
Langouste / spiny lobster (carapace length, supra-orbital spines to rear of cephalothorax)
7.5 cm

Lavagante-europeu / European lobster - carapace

1 Land

min 8.7 cm

Portugal
Lavagante-europeu / European lobster (Homarus gammarus) - carapace
8.7 cm

Lemon Sole

1 Land

min 25 cm

Jersey
25 cm

Lenguado comun

1 Land

min 40 cm

Chile
Lenguado comun (Paralichthys spp. - common flounder)
40 cm

Leptoscarus vaigiensis

1 Land

min 21 cm

Tonga
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Ufu)
21 cm

Lethrinus harak

1 Land

min 22 cm

Tonga
Lethrinus harak (Tanutanu)
22 cm

Lethrinus nebulosus

1 Land

min 41 cm

Tonga
Lethrinus nebulosus (Koango / 'Ika hina)
41 cm

Lethrinus obsoletus

1 Land

min 24 cm

Tonga
Lethrinus obsoletus (Tanutanu)
24 cm

Lethrinus olivaceus

1 Land

min 43 cm

Tonga
Lethrinus olivaceus (Ngutukao / Ngutuloloa)
43 cm

Lethrinus xanthochilus

1 Land

min 43 cm

Tonga
Lethrinus xanthochilus (Ngungutoa)
43 cm

Lingcod

1 Land

min 65 cm

Canada
Lingcod (BC, representative; verify current area limit)
65 cm

Lula-vulgar / European squid - dorsal mantle

1 Land

min 10 cm

Portugal
Lula-vulgar / European squid (Loligo vulgaris) - dorsal mantle
10 cm

Mackerels

1 Land

min 19 cm

Gambia
19 cm

Makrell

1 Land

min 30 cm

Norway
Makrell (mackerel)
30 cm

Mangrove crab

1 Land

min 12 cm

French Polynesia
Mangrove crab (upai, Scylla serrata)
12 cm

Manguruyú

1 Land

min 100 cm

Paraguay
100 cm

Maori / humphead wrasse

1 Land

min 65 cm

Solomon Islands
Maori / humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
65 cm

Marbré

1 Land

min 30 cm

France
Marbré (Striped seabream, Lithognathus mormyrus)
30 cm

Marlin

1 Land

min 200 cm

Cyprus
200 cm

Masghati

1 Land

min 58 cm

Iran
58 cm

Megrim

1 Land

min 20 cm

Isle of Man
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)
20 cm

Merluza

1 Land

min 35 cm

Uruguay
Merluza (Merluccius hubbsi)
35 cm

Mero / Grouper

1 Land

min 50 cm

Mexico
Mero / Grouper (Epinephelus spp.)
50 cm

Migratory trout / sea trout

1 Land

min 50 cm

Finland
Migratory trout / sea trout (without adipose fin, where allowed)
50 cm

Mud crab

1 Land

min 12 cm

Solomon Islands
Mud crab (Scylla serrata)
12 cm

Mulet

1 Land

min 30 cm

France
Mulet (Mullet)
30 cm

Narrow Barred Spanish Mackerel

1 Land

min 30 cm

Israel
Narrow Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)
30 cm

Naso hexacanthus

1 Land

min 54 cm

Tonga
Naso hexacanthus (Ume atu)
54 cm

Naso lituratus

1 Land

min 22 cm

Tonga
Naso lituratus (Ume lei)
22 cm

Naso lopezi

1 Land

min 32 cm

Tonga
Naso lopezi (Ume atu)
32 cm

Naso unicornis

1 Land

min 32 cm

Tonga
Naso unicornis (Ume / 'Ume kaki)
32 cm

Nile perch - recreational slot limit

1 Land

min 50.8 cm

Uganda
Nile perch (Lates niloticus) - recreational slot limit
50.8 cm

Oblade

1 Land

min 23 cm

France
Oblade (Oblada melanura)
23 cm

Ormer

1 Land

min 9 cm

Jersey
9 cm

Other allowable Parrotfish

1 Land

min 22.86 cm

United States Virgin Islands
Other allowable Parrotfish (fork length, St. Croix EEZ)
22.86 cm

Oursin

1 Land

min 7 cm

France
Oursin (Sea urchin, diameter without spines)
7 cm

Pacú

1 Land

min 45 cm

Paraguay
45 cm

Pageot

1 Land

min 23 cm

France
Pageot (Pandora, Pagellus)
23 cm

Pargo-legitimo / Common seabream

1 Land

min 20 cm

Portugal
Pargo-legitimo / Common seabream (Pagrus pagrus)
20 cm

Patí

1 Land

min 70 cm

Paraguay
70 cm

Pearl oyster shell

1 Land

min 10 cm

Fiji
Pearl oyster shell (minimum nacre length)
10 cm

Perch

1 Land

min 16 cm

Estonia
Perch (sea)
16 cm

Pescadilla

1 Land

min 27 cm

Uruguay
Pescadilla (Cynoscion striatus)
27 cm

Picot rayé / striped rabbitfish

1 Land

min 20 cm

New Caledonia
Picot rayé / striped rabbitfish (Siganus lineatus)
20 cm

Rabbitfish - 'manahak' juvenile threshold

1 Land

min 7.6 cm

Guam
Rabbitfish (Siganidae) - 'manahak' juvenile threshold
7.6 cm

Rainbow trout

1 Land

min 25 cm

Liechtenstein
Rainbow trout (Regenbogenforelle)
25 cm

Red mullets

1 Land

min 11 cm

Malta
Red mullets (Mullus spp.)
11 cm

Red Pandora

1 Land

min 19 cm

Gambia
19 cm

Red Sea Bream

1 Land

min 25 cm

Jersey
25 cm

Red steenbras

1 Land

min 40 cm

South Africa
40 cm

Red-margined sea perch

1 Land

min 25 cm

Kiribati
Red-margined sea perch (Lutjanus fulvus)
25 cm

Redband Parrotfish

1 Land

min 20.32 cm

United States Virgin Islands
Redband Parrotfish (fork length, St. Croix EEZ)
20.32 cm

River fish

1 Land

min 12 cm

French Polynesia
River fish (nato, Kuhlia marginata)
12 cm

River marinka

1 Land

min 18 cm

Kyrgyzstan
River marinka (маринка речная)
18 cm

River osman

1 Land

min 15 cm

Kyrgyzstan
River osman (осман речной)
15 cm

River prawns

1 Land

min 6 cm

French Polynesia
River prawns (chevrettes / oura pape)
6 cm

Roach

1 Land

min 12 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Roach (плотва)
12 cm

Robalo-legitimo / European seabass

1 Land

min 36 cm

Portugal
Robalo-legitimo / European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
36 cm

Rock lobster carapace

1 Land

min 7.5 cm

Vanuatu
Rock lobster (Panulirus spp.) carapace
7.5 cm

Rødspette

1 Land

min 29 cm

Norway
Rødspette (plaice)
29 cm

Rubberlip Grunt

1 Land

min 25 cm

Gambia
25 cm

Rudd

1 Land

min 10 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Rudd (красноперка)
10 cm

Saithe

1 Land

min 35 cm

Isle of Man
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
35 cm

Salmonete-legitimo / Striped red mullet

1 Land

min 18 cm

Portugal
Salmonete-legitimo / Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus)
18 cm

Sar commun

1 Land

min 23 cm

France
Sar commun (White seabream, Diplodus sargus)
23 cm

Sardinella

1 Land

min 12 cm

Gambia
12 cm

Sargo bicudo

1 Land

min 22 cm

Portugal
Sargo bicudo (Diplodus puntazzo)
22 cm

Sargo legitimo / White seabream

1 Land

min 17 cm

Portugal
Sargo legitimo / White seabream (Diplodus sargus)
17 cm

Sargo safia

1 Land

min 17 cm

Portugal
Sargo safia (Diplodus vulgaris)
17 cm

Sargo veado

1 Land

min 27 cm

Portugal
Sargo veado (Diplodus cervinus)
27 cm

Sazan / wild carp

1 Land

min 20 cm

Kyrgyzstan
Sazan / wild carp (сазан)
20 cm

Scarus ghobban

1 Land

min 41 cm

Tonga
Scarus ghobban (Hohomo)
41 cm

Scarus globiceps

1 Land

min 29 cm

Tonga
Scarus globiceps (Hohomo)
29 cm

Scarus schlegeli

1 Land

min 26 cm

Tonga
Scarus schlegeli (Hohomo)
26 cm

Sea breams

1 Land

min 23 cm

Gambia
23 cm

Sea snakes

1 Land

min 60 cm

Japan
Sea snakes (Okinawa)
60 cm

Sea trout

1 Land

min 50 cm

Estonia
50 cm

Sea urchin

1 Land

min 9 cm

Grenada
Sea urchin (diameter)
9 cm

Sei — south of 62°N

1 Land

min 40–45 cm

Norway
Sei (saithe) — south of 62°N
40 cm
Norway
Sei (saithe) — north of 62°N
45 cm

Shads/Bonga

1 Land

min 15 cm

Gambia
15 cm

Sharpsnout seabream / sarago pizzuto

1 Land

min 18 cm

Italy
Sharpsnout seabream / sarago pizzuto (Diplodus puntazzo)
18 cm

Shrimp

1 Land

min 10 cm

Bahrain
10 cm

Siganus argenteus

1 Land

min 20 cm

Tonga
Siganus argenteus (Ma'ava)
20 cm

Siganus fuscescens

1 Land

min 20 cm

Tonga
Siganus fuscescens (Ma'ava)
20 cm

Siganus spinus

1 Land

min 14 cm

Tonga
Siganus spinus (oo)
14 cm

Siganus vermiculatus

1 Land

min 25 cm

Tonga
Siganus vermiculatus (Pongongo)
25 cm

Silver biddy

1 Land

min 15 cm

Kiribati
Silver biddy (Gerres sp.)
15 cm

Silver Mouth Turban / Turbo argyrostomus

1 Land

min 6 cm

Japan
Silver Mouth Turban / Turbo argyrostomus (Okinawa)
6 cm

Skate/Ray

1 Land

min 30 cm

Guernsey
Skate/Ray (Raja spp. and others)
30 cm

Slipper lobster

1 Land

min 15 cm

Vanuatu
Slipper lobster (Parribacus caledonicus)
15 cm

Slipper/reef lobster

1 Land

min 14 cm

French Polynesia
Slipper/reef lobster (tianee, Parribacus holthuisi)
14 cm

Small Giant Clam / Noah's giant clam

1 Land

min 15 cm

Japan
Small Giant Clam / Noah's giant clam (Okinawa)
15 cm

Snapper

1 Land

min 35 cm

Cyprus
35 cm

Solefish

1 Land

min 30 cm

Gambia
30 cm

Sompat Grunt

1 Land

min 25 cm

Gambia
25 cm

Spangled emperor

1 Land

min 55 cm

Kiribati
Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
55 cm

Spiny lobsters / slipper lobsters

1 Land

min 20 cm

Japan
Spiny lobsters / slipper lobsters (Okinawa, body length)
20 cm

Spotted spiny lobster

1 Land

min 10 cm

Dominican Republic
Spotted spiny lobster (langosta pinta, Panulirus guttatus)
10 cm

Squid

1 Land

min 20 cm

Cyprus
20 cm

Stone crab

1 Land

min 10.2 cm

Bahamas
Stone crab (claw minimum 4 inches / ~10.2 cm)
10.2 cm

Strepie

1 Land

min 15 cm

South Africa
Strepie (karanteen)
15 cm

Surubí

1 Land

min 85 cm

Paraguay
Surubí (pintado)
85 cm

Surubí atigrado

1 Land

min 80 cm

Paraguay
80 cm

Swordfish

1 Land

min 140 cm

Cyprus
140 cm

Swordfish / pesce spada

1 Land

min 100 cm

Italy
Swordfish / pesce spada (Xiphias gladius)
100 cm

Taimen

1 Land

min 70 cm

Mongolia
Taimen (Hucho taimen)
70 cm

Tapatapa

1 Land

min 8 cm

Niue
8 cm

Threadfins

1 Land

min 60 cm

Gambia
60 cm

Torsk — south of 62°N

1 Land

min 40–55 cm

Norway
Torsk (cod) — south of 62°N
40 cm
Norway
Torsk (cod) — north of 62°N, outside 4 nm
44 cm
Norway
Torsk (cod) — north of 62°N, inside 4 nm
55 cm

Trout / salmonids

1 Land

min 18 cm

Andorra
Trout / salmonids (general waters)
18 cm

Trumpet shell

1 Land

min 20 cm

Vanuatu
Trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis)
20 cm

Tuna

1 Land

min 70 cm

Cyprus
Tuna (Bluefin)
70 cm

Turbot

1 Land

min 30 cm

Jersey
30 cm

Uga - thoracic length

1 Land

min 3.6 cm

Niue
Uga (coconut crab) - thoracic length
3.6 cm

Velvet Crab

1 Land

min 6.5 cm

Jersey
6.5 cm

Vendace

1 Land

min 10 cm

Estonia
10 cm

Vimba

1 Land

min 26 cm

Estonia
26 cm

Wahoo - federal EEZ min fork length

1 Land

min 81.3 cm

Puerto Rico
Wahoo (peto) - federal EEZ min fork length (32 in)
81.3 cm

Whelk / West Indian Top Snail

1 Land

min 6.19 cm

United States Virgin Islands
Whelk / West Indian Top Snail (shell diameter)
6.19 cm

White Grouper

1 Land

min 40 cm

Israel
White Grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)
40 cm

White sea-bream

1 Land

min 23 cm

Malta
White sea-bream (Diplodus sargus)
23 cm

White Seabream

1 Land

min 11 cm

Israel
White Seabream (Diplodus sargus)
11 cm

White seabream / sarago maggiore

1 Land

min 23 cm

Italy
White seabream / sarago maggiore (Diplodus sargus)
23 cm

Wild ormer

1 Land

min 8 cm

Guernsey
Wild ormer (Haliotis tuberculata)
8 cm

Wreckfish

1 Land

min 30 cm

Israel
Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
30 cm

Yellow-blue sea perch

1 Land

min 15 cm

Kiribati
Yellow-blue sea perch (Lutjanus kasmira)
15 cm

Zardeh

1 Land

min 62 cm

Iran
62 cm

Zob gris

1 Land

min 32 cm

Seychelles
Zob gris (Green jobfish, Aprion virescens)
32 cm

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