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Seafish (formally the Sea Fish Industry Authority) supports the seafood industry to work for a sustainable, profitable future. It offers regulatory guidance and services to all parts of the seafood industry, including catching and aquaculture, processors, importers, exporters and distributors...
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
Check the tariff classification for saltwater fish.
Information on the UK's implementation of Data Collection Framework legislation (as amended in retained EU law)
The region covers Berwick to Cleethorpes/Grimsby Port.
The region covers Hoylake to the Scottish Border at Carlisle.
Information for owners, operators, skippers and crew about safety standards in the fishing industry.
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
Regional Fisheries Groups (RFGs) are a way for the fishing industry to come together to share views with organisations such as the MMO, Defra, Cefas, and IFCA.
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.
Find out about funding through the Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme.
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels 10 metres and under
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) aims to help the fishing industry maximise use of quotas.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine licensing system.
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.
You can apply to lease extra quota from a producer organisation (PO), to supplement your catch limits or to keep fishing a stock where the 10-metres-and-under or non-sector pool allocation has been used.
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