In European Union member states, there exists a standard set of minimum landing sizes (MLS) for all major species of finfish and shellfish. These MLS are set under EU Council Regulation 850/98.
| Species | Image | MLS[1] | MLS Skagerrak/Kattegat | 
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350 mm | 300 mm | 
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300 mm | 270 mm | 
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350 mm | 300 mm | 
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300 mm | – | 
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270 mm | 300 mm | 
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200 mm | 250 mm | 
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240 mm | 240 mm | 
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270 mm | 270 mm | 
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270 mm | 230 mm | 
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630 mm | – | 
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700 mm | – | |
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420 mm | – | 
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85 mm[2] | 130 (40) mm [3] | 
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200 mm (300 mm in North Sea) | 200 mm | 
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200 mm | 180 mm | 
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150 mm | 150 mm | 
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110 mm | – | 
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87 mm[4] | 220 mm (78 mm) | 
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Male: 130 mm
 Female: 120 mm  | 
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40 mm | – | 
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40 mm | – | 
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38 mm | – | 
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35 mm | – | 
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40 mm | – | 
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60 mm | – | 
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100 mm | – | 
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25 mm | – | 
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25 mm | – | 
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65 mm | – | 
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45 mm | – | 
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750 grams | – | 
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1250 mm or 25 kg lower mandible | – | 
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700 mm or 6.4 kg | – | 
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95 mm | – | 
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22 mm[4] | – | 
See also
References
- ↑ "Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
 - ↑ There are various MLS for prawns depending on the area in which they are caught. Common MLS are carapace lengths of 25 mm or 20 mm combined with a total length of 85 mm or 70 mm. See here Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine for full details.
 - ↑ The MLS for prawns is a minimum total length of 130 mm with a minimum carapace length of 40 mm.
 - 1 2 Size given is for minimum carapace length. No minimum total length is stipulated.
 
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