Guidance

Fishing quota transfers between the UK and the EU

Fishing quota transfers between the UK and the EU.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 August 2021
• Last updated: 30 September 2026
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  1. 30 September 2026

     Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 September 2026.

  2. 7 September 2026

     Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 27 August 2026.

  3. 13 August 2026

     Updated 'UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 15 July 2026' attachment to correct an error — data for UK Groups is now showing.

  4. 29 July 2026

     Figures added for UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 15 July 2026.

  5. 2 July 2026

     Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 25 June 2026.

  6. 1 June 2026

     Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 21 May 2026

  7. 6 May 2026

     Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 23 April 2026. Added the UK-EU quota swap dates for 2026 fishing year. Removed the quota transfer tables for the 2025 fishing year. Added a National Archives link to the quota transfers for the 2025 fishing year.

  8. 3 February 2026

     Added HTML for UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 22 January 2026.

  9. 17 December 2025

     Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 10 December 2025.

  10. 28 November 2025

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 19 November 2025.

  11. 13 November 2025

      Readded UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 October 2025.

  12. 24 October 2025

      The list of UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 October 2025 has been temporarily withdrawn. This is due to an error in the listing. A corrected list will be published shortly.

  13. 24 October 2025

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 October 2025.

  14. 30 September 2025

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 September 2025.

  15. 1 September 2025

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 27 August 2025.

  16. 18 July 2025

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 17 July 2025.

  17. 4 July 2025

      Amended four rows in UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 26 June 2025 - HTML attachment.

  18. 1 July 2025

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 26 June 2025.

  19. 30 May 2025

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 21 May 2025. Removed the quota transfer tables for the 2024 fishing year. Added a National Archives link to the quota transfers for the 2024 fishing year.

  20. 29 January 2025

      Uploaded 'UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 23 January 2025'.

  21. 13 December 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 12 December 2024.

  22. 21 November 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 19 November 2024.

  23. 25 October 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 October 2024.

  24. 9 October 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 26 September 2024.

  25. 3 September 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 29 August 2024. Added links to the quota transfers agreed for 2022 and 2021.

  26. 23 July 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 18 July 2024.

  27. 21 June 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 14 June 2024.

  28. 18 June 2024

      Removed the quota tables for the 2023 fishing year, added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 29 May 2024 and updated the national archives link.

  29. 1 February 2024

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 25 January 2024.

  30. 15 December 2023

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 14 December 2023.

  31. 27 November 2023

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 21 November 2023.

  32. 31 October 2023

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 26 October 2023.

  33. 29 September 2023

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 28 September 2023.

  34. 1 September 2023

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 30 August 2023.

  35. 7 August 2023

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 27 July 2023.

  36. 10 July 2023

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 21 June 2023.

  37. 29 June 2023

      We've removed the quota transfer tables for the 2022 fishing year, and added a link to where these may be found on the National Archives website.

  38. 13 June 2023

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 31 May 2023.

  39. 30 January 2023

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 23 January 2023.

  40. 21 December 2022

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 14 December 2022.

  41. 23 November 2022

      Added UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 22 November 2022.

  42. 2 November 2022

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 26 October 2022.

  43. 30 September 2022

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 25 August 2022 and 29 September 2022.

  44. 29 July 2022

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 28 July 2022.

  45. 27 June 2022

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 23 June 2022.

  46. 1 June 2022

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 25 May 2022.

  47. 11 April 2022

      Updated the UK and EU fishing quota transfer form and related guide on how to fill in the form.

  48. 4 February 2022

      Added the UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 21 January 2022.

  49. 21 December 2021

      The UK to EU quota transfers agreed on 17 December 2021 have been added

  50. 17 December 2021

      Added the UK to EU quota transfers agreed on 3 December 2021

  51. 9 November 2021

      Published quota transfers agreed on 8 November 2021.

  52. 12 October 2021

      Added quota transfers agreed on 8 October 2021

  53. 14 September 2021

      Published quota numbers agreed on 10 September 2021.

  54. 27 August 2021

      Added UK to EU fishing quota transfer form and guidance on how to complete the form.

  55. 20 August 2021

      Agreed quota numbers from 19 August 2021 added.

  56. 4 August 2021

      First published.

Documents

UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 24 September 2026

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UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 27 August 2026

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UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 15 July 2026

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UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 25 June 2026

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UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 21 May 2026

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UK and EU quota transfers agreed on 23 April 2026

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Details

The UK and the EU have agreed to conduct in-year fishing quota transfers. This is set out in the written record of fisheries consultations between the UK and the EU.

UK-EU quota swap dates for 2026 fishing year

Round number	Deadline for Member States’ requests	Final list agreed
1	Tuesday 14 April 2026	Thursday 23 April 2026
2	Tuesday 12 May 2026	Thursday 21 May 2026
3	Tuesday 16 June 2026	Thursday 25 June 2026
4	Tuesday 7 July 2026	Thursday 16 July 2026
5	Tuesday 18 August 2026	Thursday 27 August 2026
6	Tuesday 15 September 2026	Thursday 24 September 2026
7	Tuesday 13 October 2026	Thursday 22 October 2026
8	Tuesday 10 November 2026	Thursday 19 November 2026
9	Tuesday 1 December 2026	Thursday 10 December 2026
10	Friday 8 January 2027	Thursday 21 January 2027

Quota transfers from previous years

The tables on this page show the quota transfers agreed between the UK and the EU for the current fishing year.

Read the quota transfers agreed for previous years on the National Archives:

• 2025 fishing year
• 2024 fishing year
• 2023 fishing year
• 2022 fishing year
• 2021 fishing year

Exchange fishing quotas

Use the UK and EU fishing quota transfer form to propose a fishing quota exchange with counterparts in an EU country.