Statutory guidance: Pelagic landing obligation 2018: Guidance

The landing obligation, also called the discard ban, means that you have to land all the fish that you catch if they:

• are pelagic quota species, including blue whiting, boarfish, herring, horse mackerel, mackerel, Norway pout, sandeel and sprat
• include by-catch of quota species, such as cod and whiting
• include any quota fish that are below the minimum size