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Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
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The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Use this service to create a UK storage document for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for storage, ready for export.
Guide to the rules and regulations to know before performing sea-fishing activities to supply aquariums and zoos.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Fishery products must be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catch or harvest to retail sale.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
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.
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
Marine Management Organisation duties in relation to Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) and marine licensing
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