Fish and shellfish

Services

Fish pass approval: application

Form (FP002) and guidance (FP003) for approval to install a fish pass on a river, in connection with a hydroelectric-power scheme application.

Permission to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon and sea trout
- Detailed guide
- 13 January 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, and Environment Agency
Invasive non-native (alien) animal species: rules in England and Wales
- Detailed guide
- 13 June 2025
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Fish-eating birds: licence to protect your fishery (A06 and A07)
- Detailed guide
- 7 August 2025
- Natural England
Fish: advice for making planning decisions
- Detailed guide
- 7 April 2025
- Natural England
Freshwater pearl mussels: advice for making planning decisions
- Detailed guide
- 7 April 2025
- Natural England

Background: Salmon Stocks and Fisheries England and Wales in 2023
- 7 October 2024
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Environment Agency, and Natural Resources Wales
- Research
Assessment of Salmon Stocks and Fisheries, England and Wales 2023
- 7 October 2024
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Environment Agency, and Natural Resources Wales
- Research
Agriculture and rural land management: challenges for the water environment
- 7 April 2022
- Environment Agency
- Research
Oestrogenic effects in wild fish: comparing contemporary and historical impacts
- 30 October 2020
- Environment Agency
- Research
Northern Ireland environmental statistics report 2020
- 28 May 2020
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)
- National statistics

River Esk byelaw consultation
- 5 February 2025
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 11 April 2022
Joint Fisheries Statement: proposed amendments to Annex A
- 18 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), The Scottish Government, and Welsh Government
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 21 November 2024
Coarse fishing close season on English rivers
- 30 December 2019
- Environment Agency
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 11 March 2019
Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS)
- 18 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland), The Scottish Government, and Welsh Government
- Policy paper

Fisheries annual report 2018 to 2019
- 13 February 2020
- Environment Agency
- Corporate report
Fish Health Inspectorate: Reports 2018
- 28 March 2019
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
- Transparency