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Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures…
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters will need to provide additional information on catch certificates from 10 January 2026. To support exporters in preparing for thes…
Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
Definitions of some commonly used terms in marine licensing.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
Current legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) makes it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in …
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