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New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…
Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 01 June 2024
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
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.
Information on impact assessment requirements for marine licence applications.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine l…
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
Details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications.
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