Guidance and regulation

Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 12 December 2023

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

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• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 25 April 2024

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Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 2 April 2024

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

South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 12 October 2021

The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 26 April 2024

How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 25 April 2024

North East rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 16 May 2023

Midlands rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 29 September 2021

South West byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 12 February 2021

Find out how to apply for funding to replace or modify engines for commercial fishing vessels (fleet modernisation).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 23 August 2023

Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Anglia rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 12 February 2021

North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 8 February 2024

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

How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 17 January 2023

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: 25 April 2024

The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 11 April 2024