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Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
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.
Three anglers fishing without a licence in Merseyside caught more than they bargained for with fines running into hundreds of pounds.
A spot of night-time fishing and removing fish and eels - a protected species - from the River Avon in Pershore, Worcestershire has cost two men £469 each.
Report how many small sea trout, salmon and grilse you've caught if you have a migratory salmon and sea trout rod licence
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
Eight anglers have been fined £3,094 after being caught fishing illegally in Norfolk.…
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an angler from Nottingham who was caught fishing without a licence at Castle Donington.
A Gloucestershire fisherman who lured valuable elvers into his illegally-placed fishing net instead caught a 5-figure legal bill.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.…
An angler has been fined £443 after being caught fishing illegally in Bedfordshire.…
Advice and guidance on the catch, landing and sale of common sturgeon.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
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.
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.…
Guide to the rules and regulations to know before performing sea-fishing activities to supply aquariums and zoos.
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