Designated ports for UK flagged vessels landing bluefin tuna
Updated 3 July 2024
A list of the designated ports that UK flagged vessels may land bluefin tuna into. For more information on the landing of bluefin tuna visit the bluefin tuna page.
Port/s awaiting designated status: NIL
1. England (Updated 18/08/23)
Port | Location | Port Code | Where appropriate, specific landing location within the port |
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BRIXHAM | England | GBBRX | |
FALMOUTH | England | GBFAL | |
FLEETWOOD | England | GBFLE | Wyre Fish Dock |
FOLKESTONE | England | GBFOL | |
GRIMSBY | England | GBGSY | Grimsby – Fish Dock, Market Quay |
HARWICH | England | GBHRW | |
HAYLE | England | GBHAY | |
HULL | England | GBHUL | Hull – North side of Albert & William Wright Dock |
ILFRACOMBE | England | GBILF | |
IMMINGHAM | England | GBIMM | |
LIVERPOOL | England | GBLIV | |
LOOE | England | GBLOE | |
LOWESTOFT | England | GBLOW | Waveney Dock |
LYME REGIS | England | GBLYR | |
MEVAGISSEY | England | GBMVG | West Quay |
NEWHAVEN | England | GBNHV | Within the confines of the harbour |
NEWLYN | England | GBNYL | |
NEWQUAY | England | GBNQY | South Quay |
NORTH SHIELDS | England | GBNSH | |
PADSTOW | England | GBPAD | |
PLYMOUTH | England | GBPLY | Sutton Harbour, New Fish Market |
PORT ISSAC | England | GBISA | |
PORTHLEVEN | England | GBPLV | |
PORTSMOUTH | England | GBPME | |
RYE | England | GBRYE | Simmons Quay |
SCARBOROUGH | England | GBSCA | West Pier |
SHOREHAM | England | GBSHO | Within the confines of the harbour |
ST IVES | England | GBIVS | Smeatons Pier |
ST MARY’S (Isle of Scilly) | England | GBISC | |
WHITBY | England | GBWTB | Fish Quay |
WHITEHAVEN | England | GBWHV | North Harbour on the Old North Wall Quay adjacent to the ice plant and on the North Wall Quay adjacent to the fish handling facility building |
2. Wales (Updated 15/08/23)
Port | Location | Port Code | Where appropriate, specific landing location within the port |
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Holyhead | Wales | GBHLY | |
Milford Haven | Wales | GBMLF |
3. Scotland (Updated 15/08/23)
Port | Location | Port Code | Where appropriate, specific landing location within the port |
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ABERDEEN | Scotland | GBABD | Palmerston Quay & Commercial Quay |
BUCKIE | Scotland | GBBUC | |
CAMPBELTOWN | Scotland | GBCBT | |
CULLIVOE | Scotland | GBCUV | Cullivoe Pier |
DUNDEE | Scotland | GBDUN | |
EYEMOUTH | Scotland | GBEYM | |
FRASERBURGH | Scotland | GBFRB | |
GRANGEMOUTH | Scotland | GBGRG | |
GREENOCK | Scotland | GBGRK | |
INVERGORDON | Scotland | GBIVG | |
KINLOCHBERVIE | Scotland | GBKBE | All quays lying to the north of the ice factory quay |
KIRKWALL | Scotland | GBKWL | East Pier, Kirkwall |
LEITH | Scotland | GBLEI | |
LERWICK | Scotland | GBLER | All piers, quays and docks within harbour limits excluding those in Dales Voe |
LOCHINVER | Scotland | GBLOV | |
MALLAIG | Scotland | GBMLG | |
METHIL | Scotland | GBMTH | |
OBAN | Scotland | GBOBA | |
PETERHEAD | Scotland | GBPHD | Peterhead Harbour excluding Peterhead Bay Harbour |
PITTENWEEM | Scotland | GBPWM | Fishmarket Quay |
PORTREE | Scotland | GBPRT | |
SCALLOWAY | Scotland | GBSWY | |
SCRABSTER | Scotland | GBSCR | |
STORNOWAY | Scotland | GBSTO | |
TROON | Scotland | GBTRN | |
ULLAPOOL | Scotland | GBULL |
4. Northern Ireland (Updated 15/08/23)
Port | Location | Port Code | Where appropriate, specific landing location within the port |
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ARDGLASS | Northern Ireland | GBAGL | |
BANGOR | Northern Ireland | GBBNG | |
BELFAST | Northern Ireland | GBBEL | |
KILKEEL | Northern Ireland | GBKLK | |
LONDONDERRY | Northern Ireland | GBLDY | |
PORTAVOGIE | Northern Ireland | GBPVG | |
WARRENPOINT | Northern Ireland | GBWPT |
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