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How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.
You must have a rod fishing licence for England and Wales if you’re…
Trout, coarse fish and eel licence This lets you fish for non-migratory…
You can buy a 1-day, 8-day or 12-month licence online for yourself or…
You can contact the Environment Agency: to replace a lost licence to…
Fishing in Scotland You do not need a licence to fish with rod and line…
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
You must follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing…
‘Close seasons’ are seasons when you cannot fish for some types of fish on…
You’re only allowed to keep a certain amount of the fish you catch. These…
There are rules on how many rods you can use at a time, and the types of…
Report how many small sea trout, salmon and grilse you've caught if you have a migratory salmon and sea trout rod licence.
Use this form (VMS2) to register or re-register your vessel monitoring system device.
You'll need to give prior notification before you land fish directly from your UK flagged vessel in an EU designated port.
Use this form to apply for exclusive fishing or management rights in a defined area of the sea or tidal water.
Vessels owners, agents or skippers should use this subject access request form to request VMS data from the MMO.
Form to propose a fishing quota exchange with counterparts in an EU country.
Applicants for several and regulating orders for exclusive fishing or management rights should submit a management plan for a minimum 5 year period.
This form is for grantees of Shellfish Orders.
Use the Domestic Quota Swap Form to apply for quota to be swapped or leased from one producer organisation to another PO, group or individual fisherman. Producer organisations should use the PO1 form to notify the department…
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