Licences and permits

Aquaculture licence (Northern Ireland)

Fish or shellfish farms in Northern Ireland must have a fish culture licence from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries · Marine and marine transport

Artificial propagation or improvement works on a fishery (Northern Ireland)

You may need an exemption permit if you wish to artificially propagate your fishery or carry out improvements

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Cockle and mussel fishing permit: Traeth Lafan, Traeth Melynog and Red Wharf Bay (Wales)

Apply for a permit to dredge, fish for or take cockles and mussels from specific areas in north Wales.

Welsh Government · Wales

Fisheries

Cockle fishing licence - Dee Estuary

Cockle licence to fish in the Dee Estuary.

Welsh Government · Wales

Fisheries

Cockle fishing permit: rivers Taf, Tywi and Gwendraeth (Wales)

Apply for a permit to dredge, fish for or take cockles and mussels from the Three Rivers in south Wales.

Welsh Government · Wales

Fisheries

Commercial Inland Fishing Licence

You need a licence to net for salmon and sea trout or fish for eels using nets, trawls or traps

Environment Agency · England and Wales

Fisheries

Fish culture licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a fish culture licence to operate a fish or shell fish farm in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Fish dealer licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to sell or expose for sale, salmon, trout, eels, pike or pollen in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Animal products: manufacturing and wholesale · Fisheries

Fish seller and fish buyer registration (Scotland)

You must be registered with Marine Scotland if you sell first sale fish by competitive bidding at a designated auction site in Scotland.

Scottish Government · Scotland

Fisheries

Fishing Licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to fish for salmon, eels or freshwater fish in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Goods vehicle operator licences

You need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses a goods vehicle with either a gross plated weight (the maximum weight that …

Traffic Commissioners · England, Wales and Scotland

Any trade

Licence to import live crustaceans (Scotland)

You need to tell the Fish Research Services if you import live crustaceans from within the EU

Scottish Government · Scotland

Animal products: manufacturing and wholesale · Fisheries

Live fish import notification - within EU (England and Wales)

You need to notify the Fish Health Inspectorate if you import live fish into England or Wales from the European Union

DEFRA · England and Wales

Fisheries

Marine fish fishery licence (Northern Ireland)

You can apply for exclusive rights to cultivate and take fish in an area if you operate a marine fish farm in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Notification of imports of live shellfish from within the EU (England & Wales)

You need to give notification to the Fish Health Inspectorate to import live shellfish from within the European Union

DEFRA · England and Wales

Animal products: manufacturing and wholesale · Fisheries

Put and take fishery and non-commercial installation registration (Northern Ireland)

You must be registered to run a fishery in Northern Ireland stocking aquatic animals with no intention of placing them on the market

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Registration of aquaculture businesses (Scotland)

All new fish and shellfish farms are required to apply for authorisation before any development takes place.

Scottish Government · Scotland

Fisheries

Seabed lease (England and Wales)

You need a seabed lease from The Crown Estate to operate a marine fish farm in coastal waters

HM Treasury · England and Wales

Fisheries · Marine and marine transport

Shellfish fishery licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence from DAERA for exclusive shellfish cultivation and taking rights for a specified area in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Shellfish harvesting licence (Northern Ireland)

You must have your shellfish harvesting area classified by the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland

FSA · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Shoot cormorants to prevent serious damage to fisheries (Northern Ireland)

You need a wildlife licence if you want to shoot cormorants for the purpose of preventing serious damage to a fishery in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Fisheries

Water abstraction authorisation (Scotland)

You need an EASR authorisation to abstract water from natural water sources in Scotland

Scottish Government · Scotland

Agriculture: animals · Agriculture: crops and plants · Environment: water +1 more

Wildlife licence (Northern Ireland)

You must get a licence before you can take, kill or disturb wild birds and animals in Northern Ireland - fees, restrictions, fines, penalties

Your council · Northern Ireland

Any trade