Variation issued: Saturday 7th August 2021
Updated 26 April 2024
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1. Check your licence
It is your responsibility to check your licence documents before going to sea as licences can be changed at any time. The most up to date licences can be accessed on the understand your fishing vessel licence page.
The variation effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 7th August 2021 is as follows:
2. Over and Under 10m Condition added for the Incidental Bycatches of Bluefin Tuna
New condition added to all domestic licence schedules.
- Condition number 10 for Over 10m Licence Schedules Cat A (11), Cat A Island (12), Cat A Pelagic (17), Cat B (31) and Cat C (41)
- Condition number 7 for Under 10m Licence Schedules Cat A (91), Cat A PO (91) and Cat A Limited (94)
The following footnote added to the bluefin tuna prohibition on all domestic licence annexes
- “Subject to the bycatch provisions in Condition 10” (for Over 10m licenses)
- “Subject to the bycatch provisions in Condition 7” (for Under 10m licenses)
Further guidance can be found at Bluefin tuna in the UK