Licences and permits

The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.

11 of 426 licences in Northern Ireland for Fisheries

Choose from all 48 activities

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 3 licences on this list. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, and those pages say so rather than guessing.

Checking approvals more broadly?

A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.

Run the pre-trading quick check

Not sure which of these apply to you?

Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.

Find a licence