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Two friends from Birmingham landed more than fish on a day's trip in the close season, and without a fishing licence.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency produces a range of fishing safety publications and survey preparation guidance
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in the UK without a permit.
Steps and requirements on how to register a fishing vessel
Small fishing businesses will no longer be forced ashore and financially burdened by the cost of medical assessments.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
This guidance provides details on how to book an inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different inspection procedures.
Information for owners, operators, skippers and crew about safety standards in the fishing industry.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Fishing rod licences, permission and byelaws, lawful hunting
Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
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.
A detailed overview of catch and net fishing effort based on returns from proprietors/occupiers/agents of salmon fisheries throughout Scotland (2016 Statistics)
Collection of documents about fishing vessel licences.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
This section describes the mechanisms to conserve and protect fish populations.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is preparing to help our fishing and seafood industries to be ready to trade successfully in the international marketplace from 1st January 2021.
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