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The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Use the quota application mechanism (QAM) to apply for English fishing quota.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
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…
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
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 …
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 January 2025,
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Guidance to assist fishers understand the role of I-VMS and their responsibilities.
Find out about the aims of the UK Seafood Fund and what funding was available. This fund is now closed to new applications.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations from 2025, including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
UK and England quota management rules
This area covers ICES areas 7e, 7f and 7g; from St Alban’s Head, round the coast of Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly and up to Bristol.
UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data.
The Marine Management Organisation has concluded its quality assessment into 2024 landing data for under-10m vessels.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea region.
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