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Marine fisheries

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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 variation effective from 00:01hrs Wednesday 30 July 2025

  • Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.

  • 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.

  • Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …

  • Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks

  • Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.

  • How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.

  • Fishery products must be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catch or harvest to retail sale.

  • 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.

  • Water safety information advising how to stay safe while visiting our waterways.

  • The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.

  • Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.