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Create a UK catch certificate

Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 15 December 2022
Fishing vessel licence variations

The variations effective from 00:01 Saturday 13 April 2024
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 11 April 2024
- Variation issued: Saturday 13 April 2024
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- Variation issued: Tuesday 26 March 2024
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- Variation issued: Wednesday 20 March 2024
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- Variation issued: Saturday 09 March 2024
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- Variation issued: Sunday 18 February 2024
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- Variation issued: Sunday 11 February 2024
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- Variation issued: Saturday 27 January 2024
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Create a UK processing statement

Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 1 December 2020
United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA)

The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 19 April 2024
Fishing vessel licence requirements

The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 13 April 2022
Understand MMO marine conservation byelaws

How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 17 January 2023
Current catch limits: 10 metres and under non-sector pool

Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 16 February 2024
Fishing regulations: The Blue Book

The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 11 April 2024
Create a UK storage document

Use this service to create a UK storage document for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for storage, ready for export.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 18 November 2020
Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) and marine licensing

Marine Management Organisation duties in relation to Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) and marine licensing
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 9 March 2015
Commercial designations of fish: United Kingdom

List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
- From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Updated: 28 June 2023
Minimum fish landing sizes

Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 12 November 2018
Current catch limits: over 10 metre non-sector pool

Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 11 April 2024
Buyers and sellers of first-sale fish and submission of sales notes

Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 28 December 2023
Understand fisheries catch limits and closed fishing areas

How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 23 July 2015
Fisheries in European marine sites: Matrix

Risk ratings of how likely different fisheries gear types and activities will damage protected features of European marine sites.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 11 June 2014
Compliance and Enforcement Strategy

The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 2 June 2020
Manage and lease fishing quota

How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 14 January 2020
Get a fishing vessel licence: over 10 metres

How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 12 March 2024
Automatic Identification System (AIS) for fishing vessels

Fishing vessels are required to fit and maintain in operation an automatic identification system (AIS)
- From: Marine Management Organisation
- Updated: 12 August 2014

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