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How to get authorised to set up a fish, shellfish or crustacean farm: application process, conditions and records you must keep.
Information for PO's on how to gain recognition, produce annual reports, submit production and marketing plans and ensure compliance.
The region covers Dungeness to Swanage.
Highly popular Fisheries and Seafood scheme (FaSS) re-opens for 2024
Seafish (formally the Sea Fish Industry Authority) supports the seafood industry to work for a sustainable, profitable future. It offers regulatory guidance and services to all parts of the seafood industry, including catching and aquaculture, processors, importers, exporters and distributors...
This section describes the mechanisms to conserve and protect fish populations.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
How to apply for orders to set up a private shellfishery or manage a natural shellfishery: powers to restrict fishing rights and issue licences.
Guidance on listed diseases of fish and shellfish and their status in England and Wales, including what happens if a disease is suspected or confirmed.
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
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