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All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
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.
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
Latest FCDO travel advice for British Virgin Islands including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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.
The region covers Hoylake to the Scottish Border at Carlisle.
Working hours and safety at sea
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.
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.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
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.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Two friends from Birmingham landed more than fish on a day's trip in the close season, and without a fishing licence.
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