Annex 8: MINIMUM FISH SIZES FOR LANDING IN BLACK SEA COUNTRIES

 

Latin name

English Name

Minimum admissible length (cm)

 

 

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Abramis brama

Bream

 

 

 

30

 

 

Acipenser gueldenstadti

Danube sturgeon

100

 

140

110

RB

 

Acipenser stellatus

Starry sturgeon

90

 

100

100

RB

100

Alosa kessleri pontica

Pontic shad

22

 

22

17

 

17

Alosa caspia nordmani

Danube shad

 

 

15

 

 

11

Alosa caspia tanaica

Azov shad

 

 

 

11

 

 

Alosa maeotica

Black Sea shad

 

25

 

 

 

 

Atherina boyeri

Sand smelt

 

 

7

 

 

 

Belone belone euxini

Garfish

35

 

 

 

 

 

Callinectes sapidus

Blue crab

 

 

 

 

8

 

Citharus sp.

Flounder

 

 

 

 

20

 

Clupeonella cultriventris

Kilka

 

 

7

 

 

 

Cyprinus carpio

European carp

 

 

 

32

 

 

Engraulis encrasicolus maeoticus

Anchovy

8

7

7

6.5

9

6.5

Spicara maena / flexuosa / smaris ?

Pickarel

 

10

 

 

 

 

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Gray sole

 

45

 

 

 

 

Gobiidae

Gobies

 

 

 

 

 

11

Huso huso

Beluga

140

 

170

 

 

 

Liza aurata

Golden mullet

25

 

 

20

 

20

Miracorvina angolensis

Angola croacker

 

45

 

 

 

 

Merlanginus merlanngus euxinus

Whiting

12

13

 

 

 

12

Mugillidae

Other mullets/

30

30

25

 

20

20

Mugil cephalus

Flathead grey mullet

25

20

 

20

30

20

Mugil soiuy

Haarder

30

 

 

 

 

38

Mullus barbatus ponticus

Striped mullet

12

25

 

8.5

13

8.5

Mullus surmuletus

Red mullet

 

12

 

 

11

 

Neogobius melanostomus

Round goby

 

 

 

11

 

 

Pomatomus saltatrix

Bluefish

 

22

 

 

 

 

Psetta maeotica torosus / maxima

Turbot

45

 

40

 

40

35

Platichthys flessus luscus

European flounder

20

 

20

 

 

 

Raja clavata

Thornback ray

 

60

 

 

 

 

Rutilus rutilus heckeli

Roach

 

 

 

18

 

 

Sarda sarda

Bonito

28

 

 

 

25

 

Scomber scrombus

Atlantic mackerel

 

 

 

 

 

15

Sprattus sprattus phalericus

Sprat

7

 

7

 

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6

Squalus acanthias

Spiny dogfish

90

35

100

 

 

85

Stizostedium lucioperca

Zander

 

 

 

38

 

 

Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus

Horse mackerel

12

13

12

 

13

10

Vimba vimba

Vimba

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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