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This guidance provides details on how to book an inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different inspection procedures.
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.
The region covers Worth Matravers/Saint Alban's Head around coast of Cornwall, to Bristol. This includes the Isles of Scilly.
Use of cameras, gear sensors and GPS units will help improve the sustainability of UK fish stocks.
Two men from Nottinghamshire have been found guilty of fishing illegally on separate occasions earlier this year.
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels 10 metres and under
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
A day’s fishing trip has cost two friends from Stafford a total penalty of £998 when both were found fishing in the close season and one had no licence to fish.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.
This guide highlights some of the risks that are greater if you fish on your own and what you can do about them.
How to apply for a several order or a regulating order: application process and documents required.
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
Angler pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in Bath.
Fines and costs dwarf licence price as anglers caught in Southampton, Bermondsey and West Drayton
Guidance on funding pages for commercial fishing and fisheries.
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.
New measures will support thriving fishing industry.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and several other organisations can provide useful advice for fishing vessel operators and seafarers on safety procedures.
A man from Coalville, Leicestershire has been found guilty of fishing illegally in Warwickshire in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
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