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How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted four anglers from the Doncaster area for fishing illegally.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Four men from Nottinghamshire and one from Derby have been found guilty of multiple fishing offences.
Eight men from the West Midlands have been found guilty of fishing illegally in multiple cases brought by the Environment Agency.
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in the UK without a permit.
North East rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine licensing system.
Nine anglers from the West Midlands have been ordered to pay a total of £3,983 after they were caught fishing illegally by officers of the Environment Agency.
A call about illegal fishing on the River Wye made to the Derbyshire Police Rural Crime team has led to a penalty of £1,502 for two fishermen friends.
The region covers Worth Matravers/Saint Alban's Head around coast of Cornwall, to Bristol. This includes the Isles of Scilly.
13 anglers from Birmingham, Walsall and Droitwich have been found guilty of fishing without a licence in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
As part of an ongoing Environment Agency crackdown, six anglers have been found guilty of fishing illegally in Kent on separate occasions earlier this year.
Get consent to introduce (site permit) or remove fish (excluding fish farms): application forms and rules.
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