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Guidance on the landing obligation (discard ban), how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
Which fish come under the landing obligation, what you have to do with them on board and which you can sell for human consumption.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
The landing obligation (‘discard ban’) applies to quota species and is being phased in over the period 2015 to 2019.
The full Landing Obligation (discards ban) comes into force on 1 January 2019.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations applicable from 2022 onwards. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
Guidance to help vessels operate under the demersal landing obligation which comes into force on the 1 January 2018.
If you fish in the North sea (ICES areas: IIa and IV) check if you are affected by the demersal landing obligation in 2016.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2021. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
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