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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.
Pioneering research set to curb harmful threats to marine biodiversity
The UK will continue as Chair of the Global Ocean Alliance as it calls for more ambition to meet the 30by30 ocean pledge.
The Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) have found Koi herpesvirus (KHV) disease in fish at the following sites in England and Wales
Defra reports published into dead crabs and lobsters on the north-east coast of England.
Information about the workshop on response to marine pollution delivered with Peruvian authorities on September 2022.
CPP035 Modern slavery statement for Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
Use the FIS9 form to apply for a licence to deposit American or European lobsters
Use the ILFA1 form to apply for a licence to keep or introduce non native fish, shellfish or crustacea
You can use this form to notify us about an import of live amphibia of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)
This form allows you to apply to be a registered appropriate establishment for the quarantine of amphibia of the order Caudata.
These annual reports on the status of salmon stocks and fisheries in England and Wales have been produced since 1997.
Standing report on methods, approaches and wider stock conservation and management considerations.
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) annual report and accounts 2021-22.
A world-first method for catching scallops has been developed using funding from the Government’s Seafood Innovation Fund.
Assessment of Scallop stock status for selected waters around the English Coast in 2020/21.
The home of Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on GOV.UK. A world leader in marine science and technology, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) collects, manages and in…
A collection of forms to apply to run a fish or shellfish farm, move live fish, shellfish or salamanders, or hold non native species.
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