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How to apply for a several order or a regulating order: application process and documents required.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
Details of how to manage your effort in the Cod Recovery Zone, Sole Recovery Zone and Western Waters.
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels 10 metres and under
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export live fish, shellfish or aquaculture products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of...
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
Use of cameras, gear sensors and GPS units will help improve the sustainability of UK fish stocks.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
You can apply to lease extra quota from a producer organisation (PO), to supplement your catch limits or to keep fishing a stock where the 10-metres-and-under or non-sector pool allocation has been used.
South East fisheries officers are responding to hundreds of fish in distress as warmer temperatures raise risk of fish dying and algal blooms in watercourses.
Fisheries management plans (FMPs) set out the plans and policies to secure the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks.
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
Use the ILFA1 form to apply for a licence to keep or introduce non native fish, shellfish or crustacea
Use the AW1 form to apply to authorise your existing or new fish or shellfish farm, and to farm non native species
North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
What you need to do as a fisheries business now the transition period has ended.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Video help files for fish export service, catch certificates and processing statements
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