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How to get statutory safety training and the certificates of competency you will need to work in the fishing industry.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
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.
When you can get permission to catch eel or elver by trap or net in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Fishing quota transfers between the UK and the EU.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Guidance and application information for gaining a Fishing Certificate of Competency for deck and engineer officers, including conversions and upgrades.
This page details the requirements for the Marine Mammal Reporting licence condition which has been in all fishing vessel licences since 2021.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Fishery products must be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catch or harvest to retail sale.
Water safety information advising how to stay safe while visiting our waterways.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
EU restrictions and enforceable EU obligations relating to sea fishing
Apply for Maritime and Fisheries Funds (MFF) and download guidance documents and application forms.
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
Details of how to report fishing activities, codes for different reports and common species, and extra details for vessel fishing in Norway.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
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