Collection

Fisheries management and variations

Collection of documents about fishing vessel licences.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Published: 11 June 2014
• Last updated: 12 March 2024 — See all updates

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Vessel licences and documents

• Fishing vessel licence requirements
  • 8 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Understand your fishing vessel licence
  • 17 October 2025
  • Guidance

Apply for a fishing vessel licence

• Get a domestic fishing vessel licence: over 10 metres
  • 13 May 2025
  • Guidance
• Get a domestic fishing vessel licence: 10 metres or under
  • 13 May 2025
  • Guidance
• Fishing Vessel Licensing Forms
  • 22 September 2025
  • Form

Quota: catch limits and variations

• Fishing vessel licence variations
  • 17 October 2025
  • Statutory guidance
• Understand fisheries catch limits and closed fishing areas
  • 23 July 2015
  • Guidance
• Current catch limits: over 10 metre non-sector pool
  • 17 October 2025
  • Notice
• Current catch limits: 10 metres and under non-sector pool
  • 17 October 2025
  • Statutory guidance
• Fixed quota allocation units
  • 11 June 2014
  • Form

Other

• Designated UK ports
  • 11 July 2025
  • Statutory guidance

Published 11 June 2014

Last updated 12 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 12 March 2024

   Updated 12/03/24

2. 3 April 2020

   Link to revised guidance on how to apply for a fishing vessel licence during the coronavirus outbreak

3. 17 June 2016

   Title change

4. 19 August 2015

   Additional pages added to the collection

5. 11 June 2014

   First published.