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Fines and costs dwarf licence price as anglers caught in Southampton, Bermondsey and West Drayton
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
All notices in relation to the International Labour Organization's Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188).
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Two men from Lancashire have been fined for fishing illegally during the close season in the River Ribble at Preston.
The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
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.
This page outlines the requirements and construction standards for fishing vessels
A catch and release fishery will open in England this summer.
A call about illegal fishing on the River Wye made to the Derbyshire Police Rural Crime team has led to a penalty of £1,502 for two fishermen friends.
As part of an ongoing Environment Agency crackdown, six anglers have been found guilty of fishing illegally in Kent on separate occasions earlier this year.
Annual reports assessing the economic and sustainability outcomes of the negotiations on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas.
The angler was caught fishing during the close season by Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officers at Hopyards, near Warwick, on the River Avon.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
Fines and costs dwarf price of fishing licence
This guidance provides details on how to book an inspection, how to prepare your vessel and different inspection procedures.
Collection of documents about fishing vessel licences.
Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.
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