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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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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.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
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.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
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.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
Fishing vessels are required to fit and maintain in operation an automatic identification system (AIS)
How to apply for a fisheries dispensation from UK laws to carry out scientific research from a fishing vessel in English waters.
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