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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.
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.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Thursday 01 January 2026
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
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.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
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.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Fishery products must be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catch or harvest to retail sale.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
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.
How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
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 …
The European Commission granted the UK and other member states specific quotas for undulate ray in 2015.
Detailed scheme rules and application forms to fish in the Sole Recovery Zone with regulated gears.
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