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  • National rod fishing byelaws for England: freshwater fishing with a rod and line

    Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Create a UK catch certificate

    Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Importing or moving fish to the UK

    How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Rod fishing byelaws: South East

    South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Rod fishing byelaws: Midlands

    Midlands rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Rod fishing byelaws: North East

    North East rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Rod fishing byelaws: South West

    South West byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Rod fishing byelaws: Anglia

    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.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Rod fishing byelaws: North West and Border Esk

    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.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Record your catch

    Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA)

    The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Create a UK processing statement

    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.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Fishing certification and training

    How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Fishing vessel licence requirements

    The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Understand your fishing vessel licence

    How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Fishing vessel licence variations

    The variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 15 June 2024

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme

    Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Create a UK storage document

    Use this service to create a UK storage document for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for storage, ready for export.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Minimum fish landing sizes

    Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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