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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.
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.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
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
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 15 September 2024
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Marine Management Organisation duties in relation to Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) and marine licensing
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
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.
The West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone is off the North West coast of England.
Water safety information advising how to stay safe while visiting our waterways.
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