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Apply for a licence to introduce, keep or farm non-native fish, lobsters and crayfish.

• Updated: 17 August 2023

Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales

• Overview

  You must follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing…

• When and where you can fish

  ‘Close seasons’ are seasons when you cannot fish for some types of fish on…

• Fish size and catch limits

  You’re only allowed to keep a certain amount of the fish you catch. These…

• Tackle you can use

  There are rules on how many rods you can use at a time, and the types of…

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.

• Updated: 3 February 2026

Check the tariff classification for saltwater fish.

• Updated: 31 October 2022

How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater or migratory fish on or near a proposed development site.

• Updated: 7 April 2025

How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.

• Updated: 14 January 2019

Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

• Updated: 23 January 2026

• Updated: 1 January 1998

Product Recall for LPG 2 & 3 Pan Plus Scuttle Fish & Chip Fryer Range presenting a high risk of fire, explosion and carbon monoxide.

• Updated: 28 July 2023