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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.
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.
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.
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
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.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Guide to the rules and regulations to know before performing sea-fishing activities to supply aquariums and zoos.
How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.
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.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
How to apply for a fisheries dispensation from UK laws to carry out scientific research from a fishing vessel in English waters.
List of the fish names (commercial designations) accepted at the point of retail in the United Kingdom.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
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