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Details of the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Action Alliance Pledge.
This note reminds that fishing vessels less than 7m LOA, whilst not requiring an outfit certificate, must be outfitted or have their outfit modified in accordance with MGN 628 amendment 1
Information for owners, operators, skippers and crew about safety standards in the fishing industry.
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 the UK without a permit.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted two anglers from Gloucester for illegally fishing without a licence.
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.
Guidance to assist fishers understand how and when I-VMS will be delivered in English waters, how it may affect them, their responsibilities, and the steps they need to consider.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
How to comply with the safety requirements and responsibilities under ILO Work In Fishing Convention (ILO 188)
Bluefin (BFT) by-catch rules within the commercial fishery.
Catch quota management is an alternative system of managing fish quotas that counts all catches of fish at sea against a vessel’s quota.
The government launches a consultation on medical exemptions for fishers working on vessels 10 metres and under in length.
13 anglers from Birmingham, Walsall and Droitwich have been found guilty of fishing without a licence in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
Three men from Leicestershire and one from Nottingham have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence.
Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels 10 metres and under
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
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