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Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
Video help files for fish export service, catch certificates and processing statements
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
Bluefin (BFT) by-catch rules within the commercial fishery.
Advice and guidance on the catch, landing and sale of common sturgeon.
Rules and processes for exporting and importing wild-caught marine fish to and from the EU and to other countries that require fish export documentation.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
Report how many small sea trout, salmon and grilse you've caught if you have a migratory salmon and sea trout rod licence
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
Some 38 people have been caught fishing illegally and will pay more than £12,000 in fines and costs.
Catch quota management is an alternative system of managing fish quotas that counts all catches of fish at sea against a vessel’s quota.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
Find out how to import live fish, molluscs and crustaceans for farming, ornamental, or any other purpose except direct human consumption
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
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