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Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management (areas more than 100 square metres (sq m)) option.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management – first 100 square metres (sq m) option.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management (first 100 sq m) item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pond management (areas more than 100 sq m) item.
When fishery owners and suppliers of live fish must get a fish health check. How to arrange the check and how to report the results.
How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the buffering in-field ponds and ditches on arable land option.
Find out how to export live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the buffering in-field ponds and ditches in improved grassland option.
How to get authorised to set up a fish, shellfish or crustacean farm: application process, conditions and records you must keep.
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