Fishing - North Sea mackerel: Scottish 10m and under vessels (AU licence category)

The table below reports the landings of North Sea mackerel by Scottish 10m and under 'pool' vessels in 2025.

Landings are divided by group, based on the port of administration of each vessel - see the Scottish Quota Management Rules for more details. Unless stated, all figures are in tonnes.

This fishery was closed to all AU vessels with immediate effect from 19 October 2025.

Data updated: 26-02-26 (final 2025 figures)

Sub-group	Quota allocation	Banked from 2024	Quota swaps	Adapted quota	Landed	Re-attributed	Uptake	Quota left
Moray Firth	300	50	0	350	471	-122	100%	1
Orkney	99.8	0.2	0	100	12	0	12%	88
Shetland	300	50	0	350	902	-472	123%	-80
South East	150	0	0	150	82	0	54%	68
Scottish 'pot'	0	7.2	12.8	20	0	0	0%	20
TOTAL	849.8	107.4	12.8	970	1467	-594	90%	97

Re-attributed landings are catch made in 4a (between 01/08-31/12) and which are permitted to be attributed to (and recorded against) the western mackerel quota.

All uncaught quota will be carried forwards and added to the fishing opportunity in 2026.

Fortnightly catch limits can be found by checking the fishing vessel weekly licence variations page and clicking on the most recent weekly entry.

 

Final landings data for 2024

Sub-group	Quota allocation	Banked from 2023	Quota swaps	Adapted quota	Landed	Re-attributed	Uptake	Quota left
Moray Firth	400	0	0	400	257.7	0.0	64%	142.3
Orkney	100	0	0	100	12.6	0.0	13%	87.4
Shetland	400	0	0	400	755.4	-80	169%	-275.4
South East	150	0	0	150	64.3	0.0	43%	85.7
Scottish 'pot'	0	116.5	-30	86.5	0	0.0	0%	86.5
TOTAL	1050	116.5	-30	1136.5	1090.0	-80	89%	126.5