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Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
Fishing quota transfers between the UK and the EU.
Find out how to apply for funding to improve port infrastructure for the commercial catching sector.
You'll continue to get any funding you’ve been awarded, even funding you're due to get after 31 December 2020.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Friday 19 July 2024
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
How different types of fishing gear must be marked, what you must do if you lose your fishing gear, how to report lost fishing gear.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Guidance and application information for gaining a Fishing Certificate of Competency for deck and engineer officers, including conversions and upgrades.
Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Apply for Maritime and Fisheries Funds (MFF) and download guidance documents and application forms.
Find out how to apply for funding to replace or modify engines for commercial fishing vessels (fleet modernisation).
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Marine Management Organisation duties in relation to Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) and marine licensing
How to apply for a commercial fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres
Summaries of the projects that have been awarded funding in the UKSF Infrastructure Scheme
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
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.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
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