During the period May, June, July and August, it is permitted to catch with hand reels up to 10,000 tons of cod, 1,000 tons of saithe and 100 tons of golden redfish in coastal fishing.
Each coastal fishing boat may engage in 12 days of fishing within each month.
Fishing may not take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Fishing is also prohibited on public holidays.
Each fishing trip may not last longer than 14 hours and only one fishing trip may be taken each day.
The captain must report the start of the fishing trip to the Coat Guard watch station. It is mandatory to have an automatic remote monitoring device on board.
The maximum number of hand reels on board is 4 and no other fishing gear may be carried.
Only 650 kg, in cod equivalents, of quota-bound species are permitted to be caught per fishing trip, cod equivalents are based on gutted fish.
A catch logbook must be submitted before weighing at port scales.
All catches must be landed at the end of fishing trip and all weighing must be completed on port scale with up to 3% ice deduction.
Re-weighing is not permitted.
Service provider
The Directorate of Fisheries