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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.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
1. Fish Species Scientific name MCRS in UK waters* Anchovy Engraulis…
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 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.
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 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 23 August 2025
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
Details of how to report fishing activities, codes for different reports and common species, and extra details for vessel fishing in Norway.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
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