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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 Wednesday 01 July 2026.
Water safety information advising how to stay safe while visiting our waterways.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
How to handle fish and fishery products that are intended to be eaten raw or lightly cooked in food businesses and restaurants.
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.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
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 several order or a regulating order.
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 MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How to calculate the live weight of fish based on landed weight and conversion factors.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
Interactive WebApps to support MMO’s assessment and potential management of Stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs) and guidance to help users make the most of this platform.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
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