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How to get authorised to set up a fish, shellfish or crustacean farm: application process, conditions and records you must keep.
Guidance on listed diseases of fish and shellfish and their status in England and Wales, including what happens if a disease is suspected or confirmed.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
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 catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
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 fish products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Check the tariff classification for saltwater fish.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Seafish (formally the Sea Fish Industry Authority) supports the seafood industry to work for a sustainable, profitable future. It offers regulatory guidance and services to all parts of the seafood industry, including catching and aquaculture, processors, importers, exporters and distributors...
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
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 fish oil to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
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