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Aquatic animal health and movements guides

Guidance by the Fish Health Inspectorate and Environment Agency: run a fish or shellfish farm, move live fish or shellfish or hold non-native species.

Published 28 May 2014
Last updated 28 March 2019 — see all updates

• From: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and Environment Agency

Detailed guides

1. Fish, shellfish or crustacean farm authorisation
   • 13 April 2016
   • Guidance
2. Introduce or keep non-native fish and shellfish
   • 6 November 2019
   • Guidance
3. Import live fish and shellfish for aquaculture and ornamental
   • 10 December 2019
   • Guidance
4. The import of salamanders and newts
   • 9 December 2019
   • Guidance
5. Importing and exporting live aquatic animals from 1 January 2021
   • 9 December 2019
   • Guidance
6. Export live fish and shellfish for aquaculture and ornamental
   • 23 September 2019
   • Guidance
7. Disease status of fish, shellfish and crustacean
   • 10 April 2019
   • Guidance
8. Controls of fish and shellfish diseases in England and Wales
   • 20 March 2020
   • Guidance
9. Permission to move live fish to or from a fishery
   • 3 May 2017
   • Guidance
10. Permission to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon and sea trout
    • 3 May 2017
    • Guidance
11. Fish health checks
    • 15 January 2018
    • Guidance

Published 28 May 2014
Last updated 28 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 28 March 2019

   Included the new export for live aquatic animals to the list.

2. 28 March 2019

   Export page that was for animal product has been removed from the collection.

3. 25 February 2019

   Included the detailed guide for importing and exporting live fish.

4. 6 July 2018

   Added new page for the import of salamanders and newts

5. 9 December 2016

   Added guidance on special rules for exporting fish and shellfish.

6. 17 November 2016

   Added link to new export guidance

7. 11 August 2014

   Added link to guidance on trapping

8. 28 May 2014

   First published.