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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.

Updates to this page

Published 28 May 2014
Last updated 23 April 2026 show all updates
  1. Added guidance pages for 'Register a fishery, cropping water or aquaponic system' and 'Make a change to a registered fishery, cropping water or aquaponic system'

  2. Added link to Biosecurity Guidance for the prevention of aquatic diseases.

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

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

  5. Included the detailed guide for importing and exporting live fish.

  6. Added new page for the import of salamanders and newts

  7. Added guidance on special rules for exporting fish and shellfish.

  8. Added link to new export guidance

  9. Added link to guidance on trapping

  10. First published.