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A man from Coalville, Leicestershire has been found guilty of fishing illegally in Warwickshire in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine licensing system.
Two men from Nottingham have pleaded guilty at Wellingborough Magistrates Court to fishing illegally, in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
King scallop dredging in a closed area of Dogger Bank landed a fishing business and vessel master with penalties totalling £15,000.
Small fishing businesses will no longer be forced ashore and financially burdened by the cost of medical assessments.
I-VMS - Frequently asked questions
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
All anglers were prosecuted for fishing without a licence and two received penalties for additional fishing offences.
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.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
New measures will support thriving fishing industry.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.
13 anglers from Birmingham, Walsall and Droitwich have been found guilty of fishing without a licence in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
Anglia rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
A fishing trip for an angler from Stafford has cost him £443 for not having a valid fishing licence - an annual licence costs from £33.
How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.
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