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Annual reports assessing the economic and sustainability outcomes of the negotiations on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas.
Details of how to manage your effort in the Cod Recovery Zone, Sole Recovery Zone and Western Waters.
All notices in relation to the International Labour Organization's Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188).
Small fishing businesses will no longer be forced ashore and financially burdened by the cost of medical assessments.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency produces a range of fishing safety publications and survey preparation guidance
South West byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
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.
The region covers Hoylake to the Scottish Border at Carlisle.
Some 38 people have been caught fishing illegally and will pay more than £12,000 in fines and costs.
Two men from Nottingham have pleaded guilty at Wellingborough Magistrates Court to fishing illegally, in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
Fishing rod licences, permission and byelaws, lawful hunting
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
The region covers Worth Matravers/Saint Alban's Head around coast of Cornwall, to Bristol. This includes the Isles of Scilly.
The region covers Berwick to Cleethorpes/Grimsby Port.
This sets out fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.
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