Statutory guidance

Buying and selling wild salmon and sea trout in England: the law

• From: Environment Agency
• Part of: Marine environment, Freshwater fisheries, Biodiversity and ecosystems, Access to the countryside, and Fisheries and rod licensing
• Published: 6 July 2016
• Last updated: 20 July 2016, see all updates
• Applies to: England and Wales

Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.

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Buying and selling wild salmon and sea trout in England: the law

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Wild salmon and sea trout stocks are at risk.

Find out:

• how to comply with the law
• what the correct carcass tags look like
• what ‘unclean’ fish are
• when to contact the Environment Agency

Document information

Published: 6 July 2016

Updated: 20 July 2016

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1. 20 July 2016 Change to document format only. No statutory guidance has been changed.
2. 6 July 2016 First published.

From: Environment Agency

Part of: Marine environment Freshwater fisheries Biodiversity and ecosystems Access to the countryside Fisheries and rod licensing