Guidance

United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA)

The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.

From:
Marine Management Organisation
Published
31 December 2020
Last updated
1214 August 2025 — See all updates

UK Fishing vessel licencing in Faroese Waters 2025

The United Kingdom and Faroes Islands have now concluded consultations on fisheries arrangements for 2025 and the UK Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) will soon be able to license vessels under this agreement.

If you have access to fishing opportunities in Faroe Islands waters, you can apply using the application form below.

Please complete the application form and return it to UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk. Applications received by 23 March 2025 will be prioritised for processing, any applications received after this date will still be processed but it may take longer for you to receive your licence. Please be aware that it may take up to 10 days to process any application made and you must not fish in Faroe Island’s waters until you have received a valid licence.

If you have any queries, please contact the UKSIA at UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk or call 02080265062, and check the UKSIA website regularly for any updates.

Overview

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is acting as the UK Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) to issue fishing vessel licences on behalf of the UK sea fish licensing authorities of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to manage UK fishing vessel access to non-UK waters, and foreign vessel access to UK waters.

The UK is an independent coastal state and vessels from the EU and other coastal states wishing to access UK waters will require a fishing vessel licence issued by the UKSIA.

In addition to their UK licence, UK vessels require external waters licences to fish in waters outside of British Fishery Limits, including waters of the European Union and other coastal states such as Norway and the Faroe Islands, and in the waters of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) to which the UK is a contracting party.

The UK fisheries authorities (Marine Directorate of Scottish Government, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Welsh Government and the Marine Management Organisation) remain responsible for the administration and management of UK vessel licensing within the UK EEZ.

UK Vessels

From 1 January 2021 vessels have been required to hold an external waters licence to fish outside of ‘British Fishery Limits’ (UK EEZ). Before applying for an external waters licence, please check that the area you intend to operate is outside of British Fishery Limits. View the map. Access for UK vessels to Crown Dependencies (CDs)’ territorial seas is through the relevant CDs who issue these fishing licences.

General Provisions for UK vessels

Applications for external waters licences must include a valid email address to which the licence will be issued and, for vessels 12m and over in length, an International Maritime Organization (IMO) number. Vessels will not be licensed without this information. If you have not notified your Sea Fish Licensing Authority or the SIA of a valid email address, or your email address has changed, you must send this to your administration port along with your vessel name, RSS number and PLN and we will update our records.

Vessels 12 metres and over in length must have an International Maritime Organization (IMO) number and permanently mark this in a visible place either on the ship’s hull or superstructure. If you do not already have an IMO number, you can apply for free at http://imonumbers.ihs.com. You must notify the UK SIA of your IMO number by emailing it to your administration port along with your vessel name, RSS number and PLN and we will update our records accordingly.

EU waters

Fishing by UK vessels in EU waters is subject to authorisation by the European Commission and requires a valid external licence issued by the UKSIA. The list of UK vessels has been published below with a copy of the licence conditions.

If your vessel is on the list but you have not received a licence please contact the UKSIA via the email address in the ‘Contact the SIA’ section on this page.

If you intend to operate outside of British Fishery Limits and wish to apply for an external waters licence, please complete the application form and submit to the SIA via the email address in the ‘Contact the SIA’ section on this page.

SIA Application to fish in European Union Waters

PDF, 392 KB, 3 pages

UK vessel application for access to European Union waters (within 6-12 nautical miles) - Accessible version

PDF, 477 KB, 6 pages

Access to Republic of Ireland 0-6nm

Northern Irish vessels are only permitted to access waters within 0 and 6 nautical miles of the territorial sea adjacent to the Republic of Ireland if expressly authorised at Part 1 section 3 of their UK external waters licence.

UK Fishing vessel licencing in Norwegian and Faroese Waters 2025

Access to waters of Norway

Access to waters of Norway and the fishery protection zone around Svalbard have been agreed for 2025. Vessels with access to the relevant fishing opportunities can apply for an external waters licence by completing the application form below and submitting it to UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk. The UKSIA will verify applications with your fisheries administration and forward valid applications to the Norwegian Fisheries Directorate for approval. Upon receipt of approval the UKSIA will issue the external waters licence by email.

Please complete the application form at this link and send it to the UKSIA at UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk.

You can apply at any time but you cannot undertake activity in Norwegian waters until you are in receipt of a valid external waters licence issued by the UKSIA and your vessel appears in the list of authorised vessels.

If you have any queries please contact the UKSIA at UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk or call 02080265062 or visit the UKSIA website.

Application for External Waters Licence Norway & Svalbard 2025

PDF, 366 KB, 5 pages

Access to waters of the Faroes Islands

The United Kingdom and Faroes Islands have now concluded consultations on fisheries arrangements for 2025 and the UK Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) will soon be able to license vessels under this agreement.

If you have access to fishing opportunities in Faroe Islands waters, you can apply using the application form below.

Please complete the application form and return it to UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk. Applications received by 23 March 2025 will be prioritised for processing, any applications received after this date will still be processed but it may take longer for you to receive your licence. Please be aware that it may take up to 10 days to process any application made and you must not fish in Faroe Island’s waters until you have received a valid licence.

If you have any queries, please contact the UKSIA at UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk or call 02080265062, and check the UKSIA website regularly for any updates.

2025 SIA Application to Fish in Third Country Waters - Faroe Islands

PDF, 212 KB, 4 pages

UK fishing vessel licensing in RFMO waters 2025

If you intend to operate in the waters of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) you will need a specific external waters licence in addition to your base domestic licence. If your vessel has access to fishing opportunities in NEAFC, ICCAT or IOTC waters you can now apply to the UK Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) for an external waters licence to fish in 2024. Apply using the form below and submit to the SIA.

Application for UK external waters licence to access RFMO (PDF, 318 KB, 7 pages)

You can apply at any time but you cannot undertake activity in NEAFC, ICCAT or IOTC waters until you are in receipt of a valid external waters licence issued by the UKSIA and your vessel appears in the list of authorised vessels https://www.gov.uk/guidance/united-kingdom-single-issuing-authority-uksia#UK-vessellist.

The relevant RFMO conditions below apply to those vessels appearing on the UK vessel list for external waters below with a corresponding positive entry in the columns headed “NEAFC Waters Access” . Your foreign vessel licence is subject to licence conditions. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them.

If you have any queries please contact the UKSIA at UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk or call 02080265062 or visit the UKSIA website United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

General provisions for UK vessels

Until you are issued a valid licence for the waters in which you intend to operate you must not fish and all fishing gear must be lashed and stowed if transiting.

If you have not notified your Sea Fish Licensing Authority or the SIA of a valid email address, or your email address has changed, you must send this to your port of administration along with your vessel name, RSS number and PLN and we will update our records. In future, licences will only be issued by email.

Vessels 12 metres and over in length must have an International Maritime Organization (IMO) number and permanently mark this in a visible place either on the ship’s hull or superstructure. If you do not already have a IMO number you can apply for free at http://imonumbers.ihs.com. You must notify the UK SIA of your IMO number by emailing it to your port of administration along with your vessel name, RSS number and PLN and we will update our records accordingly.

You must not fish in third country waters until you have received a valid external waters licence issued by the UKSIA, and you must check that your vessel is on the UK vessel list for external waters published on this webpage with an indication in the appropriate third county waters column. If any of the details on your external waters licence are incorrect or for any other enquires relating to your external waters licence, please contact the UKSIA at UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk.

Foreign vessels

Since 1 January 2021 all foreign vessels are required to have a valid foreign vessel licence issued by the UKSIA to fish in UK waters including the UK EEZ, relevant areas of the UK 6-12nm zone, and in the 0-6nm zone around Northern Ireland. View the map

General Provisions for all foreign vessels

Until you are issued a valid licence for fishing in the UK EEZ or 6-12nm zone you must not fish and all fishing gear must be lashed and stowed if transiting. Enquiries regarding the licensing process for UK waters must be directed to your flag state fisheries authority.

Your foreign vessel licence is subject to licence conditions which are published on the UKSIA website. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them, and applicable UK law, including customs rules, when operating in UK waters.

Norwegian vessels

Applications for Norwegian vessels to fish in UK waters are submitted by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries to the UKSIA. For details on how to apply you must contact your flag state fisheries authority directly. Where an application is approved, the UKSIA will issue a foreign vessel licence directly to the vessel owner by email. If any of the details in the licence you receive are incorrect, you should inform your flag state fisheries authority immediately.

A list of Norwegian vessels issued foreign vessel licences can be found in our approved Norwegian vessel section.

Your foreign vessel licence is subject to licence conditions. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them. You can find the conditions in our approved Norwegian vessel section.

EU Vessels

Applications for EU vessels to fish in UK waters are submitted by the European Commission to the UKSIA on behalf of EU Member States.

Where an application is approved, the UKSIA will issue a foreign vessel licence directly to the vessel owner by email. If any of the details in the licence you receive are incorrect, you should inform your flag state fisheries authority immediately.

A list of vessels issued foreign vessel licences can be found in our approved EU vessel section.

Your foreign vessel licence is subject to licence conditions. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them. You can find the conditions in our approved EU vessel section.

Faroese vessels

Applications for Faroese vessels to fish in UK waters are submitted by Vørn to the UKSIA. For details on how to apply you must contact your flag state fisheries authority directly. Where an application is approved, the UKSIA will issue a foreign vessel licence directly to the vessel owner by email. If any of the details in the licence you receive are incorrect, you should inform your flag state fisheries authority immediately.

A list of Faroese vessels issued foreign vessel licences can be found in our approved Faroese vessels section.

Your foreign vessel licence is subject to licence conditions. It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them. You can find the conditions in our approved Faroese vessels section.

Access to UK and EU 6-12nm waters

Under Annex 38 to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the ‘TCA’), during the adjustment period the UK and EU have rights of access for fishing in specific parts of each other’s waters between 6 and 12 nautical miles from baselines in ICES divisions 4c and 7d-g for qualifying vessels. Access is to fish in the zones and for the species specified in the table below. A qualifying vessel is one that fished for those species in the appropriate zone, in at least 4 of the 5 years between 2012 and 2016, or its direct replacement.

Access to UK waters for EU vessels

Evidence of qualification must include positional data showing fishing activity in the relevant UK 6-12nm zone with corresponding catch data recording catches of any of the permitted species for that zone (see table below). The catch data must be provided for the same date/time period as the positional data. This evidence must be provided for at least one day in each of four years out the five years between 2012 and 2016.

The UK will consider a range of evidence sources in its decision as to whether a vessel is a qualifying vessel:

Positional data

For vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS) this type of data must be provided showing fishing activity within the relevant zone in all four years.

Vessels under-12 metres in overall length that were not equipped with VMS during the period but had an automatic identification system (AIS) installed must provide AIS data where VMS is not available.

Vessels under-12 metres which were not equipped with VMS or AIS throughout the period must provide chartplotter data clearly demonstrating the date/position/speed of the vessel, where VMS and AIS data are not available.

Where available, official sightings data at a position defined by latitude and longitude of fishing activity within the relevant zone of UK 6-12nm waters will also be considered.

All under-12m vessels must provide positional data (VMS, AIS, chartplotter or official sightings) for at least two out of the required four years. For the remaining years they must provide alternative evidence (see next section).

Alternative evidence

Vessels under-12 metres in overall length which do not have VMS, AIS or chartplotter or offical sightings data may provide alternative evidence of fishing activity within the relevant area, for up to two out of the required four years. This may be officially recognised scientific survey data such as Valpena data for French vessels (but only in relation to Valpena rectangles of which at least 50% is in the relevant zone of UK waters) or equally reliable and specific scientific survey data for vessels from other EU member States.

Again, this alternative evidence must correspond to the same date/time period as the catch data.

Where positional data is available which contradicts the alternative evidence supplied, that data will take precedence over the alternative evidence.

Catch data

Catch data must be provided from statutory returns including logbooks or, where appropriate, sales note data.

The catch data must record the permitted species for the relevant zone as indicated in the table below.

Catch data cannot be considered as evidence of qualifying activity on its own. For example, catch data recorded by ICES rectangle must be supported with positional data indicating that the catching activity was specifically carried out within that part of the ICES rectangle in the relevant zone of UK 6-12nm waters (see previous sections on positional data and alternative evidence).

Direct Replacements

Annex 38 of the TCA states that access to the relevant part of the UK and EU 6-12nm zone is granted for qualifying vessels, which includes direct replacements of the original qualifying vessels. The UK’s approach to licensing direct replacement vessels is based on ensuring that a replacement vessel is the same or similar to the original qualifying vessel it is replacing. This approach maintains the stability of the fisheries and also provides a limited but necessary degree of flexibility, while ensuring that no additional capacity is added to the fisheries beyond the level in place during the reference period 2012-2016.

The principles for the UK’s approach to direct replacements are outlined below:

  1. A global ceiling on vessel numbers, gross tonnage (GT) and engine power (kW) is established for each relevant member state of the EU, based on the qualifying vessels as at the end of the reference period (2012-2016). Replacements will not be authorised if they result in the ceiling being exceeded, even if they are within the limits on individual increases set out below.
  2. Replacements are made on a one for one basis.
  3. Replacements may only be made once a year, except in exceptional circumstances.
  4. A replacement vessel may only increase in capacity by up to 10% in kW and 20% in GT compared to the original qualifying vessel it is replacing.
  5. Any increase in kW or GT on replacement is always assessed by reference to the original qualifying vessel, not a previous replacement vessel.
  6. The replacement vessel must be of the same metier (gear type) as the original qualifying vessel. The metier groups are:
  • Static/passive gear.
  • Trawlers.
  • Dredgers
  • Demersal seine-netters.

There are two exceptions to principles four and six above:

a) Small vessels: where both the original qualifying vessel and the replacement vessel are under 12 metres in length and do not exceed 221kW, the vessels are not required to be of the same metier (gear type) and the restrictions on individual capacity increases do not apply.

b) Vessels replaced during the reference period or between 2017 and 2020 (i.e. before the TCA first applied): if the original qualifying vessel and the replacement vessel have a proven ownership link, or a proven direct capacity link stated in a “permis de mise en exploitation” (PME) for French vessels, a greater individual capacity increase of up to 40% in kW and 70% in GT is permitted. This is only permitted once and will not apply to any subsequent replacement of the qualifying vessel.

Licensing

Applications with supporting evidence for qualifying vessels are submitted to the UKSIA by the European Commission on behalf of a vessel’s flag member state.

The UK will assess applications and, in addition to the evidence provided, may use additional data sources including commercially available data in its evaluation. This includes AIS data which is commercially available.

EU vessel owners must direct enquiries regarding their applications and evidence to their national fisheries authority.

Table of permitted zones and species:

Vessels flying the flag of Belgium

Sea area of United Kingdom waters between 6 and 12 nautical miles of the baselines in ICES areas 4c and 7d-g Permitted Species*
An area between: (i) a line drawn due north from Cromer lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse. Demersal
An area between: (i) a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse. Herring Demersal
an area between: (i) a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn due south from Selsey Bill. Demersal
an area between: (i) a line drawn south-east from Straight Point lighthouse and (ii) the northernmost boundary of ICES area 7g (Latitude 52°N) Demersal
* “demersal” means all sea fish except salmon, migratory trout, mackerel, clupeoid fishes, sand eels, Norway pout, smelts, eels, great weevers, crustaceans and molluscs (other than squids).

Vessels flying the flag of France

Sea area of United Kingdom waters between 6 and 12 nautical miles of the baselines in ICES areas 4c and 7d-g Permitted Species*
an area between: (i) a line drawn due east from Lowestoft lighthouse and (ii) longitude 2 degrees 56 minutes W; All descriptions of sea fish
an area between: (i) longitude 2 degrees 56 minutes W and (ii) a line drawn due south from Eddystone lighthouse; Demersal
an area between: (i) a line drawn due south from Eddystone lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn south-west from Longships lighthouse; Demersal Lobster Crawfish scallops
an area between: (i) a line drawn south-west from Longships lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn north-west from Hartland Point lighthouse. Demersal Lobster Crawfish
Such part of the area within 12 miles of the baselines adjacent to Lundy Island, but outside 6 miles from all baselines, as lies to the north and east of a line drawn north-west from Hartland Point lighthouse. Demersal
Such part of the area within 12 miles, but outside 6 miles, from the baselines and between: (i) a line drawn north west from Hartland Point lighthouse and (ii) the northernmost boundary of ICES area 7g (Latitude 52°N) as lies outside 12 miles from the baselines adjacent to Lundy Island. Demersal
* “demersal” means all sea fish except salmon, migratory trout, mackerel, clupeoid fishes, sand eels, Norway pout, smelts, eels, great weevers, crustaceans and molluscs (other than squids).

Vessels flying the flag of Federal Republic of Germany

Sea area of United Kingdom waters between 6 and 12 nautical miles of the baselines in ICES areas 4c and 7d-g Permitted Species
an area between: an area between: (i) a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse. Herring

Vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

Sea area of United Kingdom waters between 6 and 12 nautical miles of the baselines in ICES areas 4c and 7d-g Permitted Species
an area between: (i) a line drawn due east from North Foreland lighthouse and (ii) a line drawn due south from Dungeness New lighthouse. Herring

Access to Northern Ireland 0-6nm

Republic of Ireland vessels are only permitted to access waters within 0 and 6 nautical miles of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland if expressly authorised at Part 1 section 3 of their UK foreign vessel licence.

Access to EU waters for UK vessels

Member State European Union waters within 6 and 12 nautical miles from baselines of the coastal states of: Permitted Species*
France Belgian/French frontier to Cap d’Alprech west (50° 42 30” N — 1° 33’ 30” E) All Species
Netherlands Texel south point, west to the to the northernmost border of ICES 4c (line of latitude 53°30’N) Demersal
Ireland Mine Head south to Hook Point Demersal Herring Mackerel
Ireland Hook Point to the northernmost border of ICES 7g (line of latitude 52°N) Demersal Herring Mackerel Nephrops Scallops
* “demersal” means all sea fish except salmon, migratory trout, mackerel, clupeoid fishes, sand eels, Norway pout, smelts, eels, great weevers, crustaceans and molluscs (other than squids).

The following maps are available showing the areas of European Union waters within 6 and 12 nautical miles to which qualifying vessels have access:

EU Waters UK access EU Waters ROI UK Access

If you wish to apply for a licence to access EU waters within 6-12nm please complete the application form below and submit it to the uksia@marinemanagement.org.uk with your supporting evidence.

UK vessel application for access to European Union waters (within 6-12 nautical miles) - Accessible version

PDF, 477 KB, 6 pages

Useful links

Please find here the link for vessels operating in Scottish waters. The Sea Fisheries (Remote Electronic Monitoring and Regulation of Scallop Fishing) (Scotland) Regulations 2024. The technical specifications (technical specifications) set out the exact technical requirements needed for REM systems. The guidance (guidance) is aimed at supporting pelagic vessels to prepare for REM system test trips which will be carried out from 7 September 2025, ahead of the legislation coming into force on 7 March 2026.

Contact the SIA

You can reach the SIA via telephone on 0208 026 5062 or email UKSIA@marinemanagement.org.uk with your name, telephone number, vessel name and PLN number and a brief outline of your enquiry and a member of the team will call you back as soon as possible.

Approved UK Vessels

External waters licences are issued by email for access to EU, Norwegian, Faroe Islands and Regional Fisheries Management Organisation waters. Before fishing in any external waters, you must check that you are on the 2025 list of approved vessels and in receipt of your external waters licence.

If your vessel is on the list but you have not received your licence by email, contact the UKSIA immediately. If your vessel does not appear on this list, or you wish to apply for an external waters licence, please contact the SIA using the details above.

It is the responsibility of the licence holder and vessel master to ensure they are familiar with the conditions set out in your fishing vessel licence. Please ensure that you do not fish outside of the times permitted by your licence. Validity dates can be found at part 1 section 3 of the licence issued to you.

UK Vessels For External Waters Access 2025

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NOR) 2025 Variation 1 Conditions 15 April 2025

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (Faroe Islands) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence – UK and External Waters (ICCAT) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence External Waters (EU) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence – External Waters (Norway) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence – External Waters (Svalbard) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NAFO) (COD) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC ASH) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC Base) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC COD) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC GHL) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC HAD) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC MAC) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC PRA) 2025 Conditions

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC WHB) 2025 Conditions

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Approved Norwegian Vessels

Below is the list of Norwegian vessels for which a foreign vessel licence has been issued for UK waters in respect of access to the UK EEZ (12-200nm limit), with validity as indicated in the relevant columns. This list is also maintained and published on behalf of Scottish Ministers for the purposes of section 44 of the Fisheries Act 2020.

The foreign vessel licence conditions for Norwegian vessels and most recent notification of variation that applies to these licences are also available below.

2025 - Norway Vessel List for UK waters

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence – (NOR vessels) Variation 1 Conditions 16 May 2025

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) 2025 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) (Mackerel) 2025 Conditions

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Approved EU Vessels

UK Foreign Vessel Licences for access to UK waters in 2025 have been issued by email to EU vessel owners and, where notified, copied to vessel operators for the vessels in the 2025 – EU Vessel list for UK waters below. Before fishing in UK waters you must check that you are on the list of approved vessels and in receipt of your external waters licence. You must contact your flag state fisheries authority if you have not received your licence or your vessel is not on the 2025 list.

Below is the list of EU vessels for which a foreign vessel licence has been issued for UK waters in respect of access to UK EEZ (12-200nm limit), UK 6-12nm (ICES 4c, 7d-g) and Northern Ireland 0-6nm under the Voisinage arrangements, with validity as indicated in the relevant columns. This list is also maintained and published on behalf of Scottish Ministers for the purposes of section 44 of the Fisheries Act 2020. The Foreign vessel licence conditions and most recent notification of variation that applies to these licences are also available below.

EU Vessel list for UK Waters Access 2025

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 3 Conditions 21 July 2025

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 2 Conditions 01 July 2025

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU) (ALB) 2025 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 1 Conditions 01 April 2025

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) 2025 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels)(DSS BYC) 2025 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels)(DSS TAR) 2025 Condition

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Approved Faroese Vessels

Below is the list of Faroese vessels for which a foreign vessel licence has been issued for UK waters in respect of access to the UK EEZ (12-200nm limit), with validity as indicated in the relevant columns.

This list is also maintained and published on behalf of Scottish Ministers for the purposes of section 44 of the Fisheries Act 2020. The Foreign vessel licence conditions and most recent notification of variation that applies to these licences are also available below.

2025 - Faroes Vessel list for UK Waters

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (Faroese Vessels) 2025 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (FRO Vessels - Mackerel) 2025 Conditions

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Crown Dependencies

Access of EU vessels to the territorial sea around the Crown Dependencies

The Crown Dependencies are the Bailiwick of Guernsey (Guernsey, Alderney and Sark) (“Guernsey”), the Bailiwick of Jersey (“Jersey”) and the Isle of Man.

Under article 502 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the United Kingdom and the European Union, the EU and the UK on behalf of each of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, have granted each other access to certain parts of their territorial seas.

This access reflects the actual extent and nature of fishing activity that it can be demonstrated was carried out by qualifying vessels from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2020 (the reference period), under the treaty arrangements which were then in force (the former London Fisheries Convention and the former Granville Bay Agreement). A qualifying EU vessel is one which can demonstrate that it fished in the territorial sea around the relevant Crown Dependency on at least 11 days in any of the 12-month periods ending on 31 January 2018, 31 January 2019 or 31 January 2020.

Implementation by Guernsey and Jersey

Guernsey implemented access to relevant waters in two stages. Following initial interim arrangements during 2021, in most cases licences to fish in those waters took effect from 1st February 2022. Then, from 1st February 2023, conditions were added to licences to reflect the limits set by the TCA on the extent and nature of fishing.

The arrangements Guernsey have put in place to implement this access can be found on their government’s website at https://www.gov.gg/fishing. They include arrangements for licensing replacement vessels.

Similarly, Jersey also implemented access to relevant waters in two stages. In most cases licences were issued to EU vessels in 2021. Then, from 1st February 2023, further conditions were added to licences to reflect the limits set by the TCA on the extent and nature of fishing.

The arrangements Jersey have put in place to implement this access can be found on their government’s website at Fishing boat licensing (gov.je).They include arrangements for licensing replacement vessels.

Licensing of EU vessels by the Crown Dependencies

The Crown Dependencies are responsible for authorisation and licensing of fishing vessels within their waters. Applications for EU vessels to fish in the waters around a Crown Dependency are submitted by the European Commission to the UK Single Issuing Authority (SIA) on behalf of EU Member States. The SIA operates as a single point of contact between the Crown Dependencies and the European Commission for the purposes of exchanging information for licensing and authorisations.

Applications are forwarded to the relevant Crown Dependency and where an application is approved, that Crown Dependency will issue a licence directly to the owner of the relevant EU vessel by email. The Crown Dependencies may charge a fee for fishing vessel licences. If any of the details in the licence that you receive are incorrect, you should inform your flag State fisheries authority immediately.

EU vessels licensed by Guernsey

The EU vessels listed below are licensed by Guernsey to fish in the relevant waters around Guernsey (in line with the TCA).

These licences are subject to licence conditions. The template conditions can be found on the Government of Guernsey’s website. Additional access conditions may also be included in the licences of specific vessels in order to reflect the TCA.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them.

EU Vessel List of TCA licenses for Guernsey Waters Access from 1 February 2025

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Further details and applicable legislation are available at https://www.gov.gg/fishing.

EU vessels licensed by Jersey

The EU vessels listed below are licensed by Jersey to fish in the relevant waters around Jersey (in line with the TCA).

These licences are subject to licence conditions. The template conditions can be found on the Government of Jersey website . Additional access conditions may also be included in the licences of specific vessels in order to reflect the TCA.

It is your responsibility to ensure you are aware of the licence conditions and any variations made to them.

2025 - EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access

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Isle of Man

Information on foreign vessel licensing in Isle of Man territorial waters can be found here. To date the European Commission has not put forward any vessels for access to Isle of Man waters under the TCA and therefore there are no specific arrangements in place for access. The arrangements put in place by Guernsey and Jersey do not prejudice the right of the Isle of Man make their own arrangements for implementation in the future.

Devolved Administrations

The UK fisheries authorities (Marine Directorate of Scottish Government, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Welsh Government and the Marine Management Organisation) remain responsible for the administration and management of UK vessel licensing within the UK EEZ.

Marine Management Organisation

Website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/understand-your-fishing-vessel-licence Phone: 0300 123 1032

Marine Directorate of Scottish Government

Website: https://www.gov.scot/policies/marine-and-fisheries-licensing Phone: 0300 244 4000

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)

Website: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/topics/fisheries/fishing-vessel-licensing

Welsh Government

Website: https://gov.wales/sea-fisheries

Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMO)

Compliance and legislation

United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) Privacy Notice

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At 11pm on 31 December 2020 the majority of European Union fisheries legislation was retained as UK law and continues to apply to UK fishing vessels and foreign vessels fishing in UK waters (where appropriate). At the same time relevant national fisheries legislation also became applicable to foreign vessels. Fisheries is a devolved matter in the UK and alongside national legislation and retained EU law there are specific regulations that apply in English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish waters. Links to the legislation are below:

The official website for all UK regulations is https://www.legislation.gov.uk/

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) publishes a non-exhaustive list of fisheries legislation called the ‘Blue Book’.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fishing-regulations-the-blue-book

Guidance and legislation applicable in Scottish waters can be found at the following links:
https://www.gov.scot/policies/marine-and-fisheries-compliance/
https://www.gov.scot/publications/marine-and-fisheries-compliance-legislation/

Northern Ireland legislation applicable to non-UK vessels fishing in NI waters https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/northern-ireland-legislation-applicable-non-uk-vessels-fishing-ni-waters

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UK Vessels

UK Vessel Licence (NEAFC Base) Variation 2 Conditions 14 December 2023

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UK Vessel Licence (NEAFC base) Var 1 20231015 Conditions

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NEAFC WHB Vessel Licence_Conditions U Vessels 2023

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IOTC Vessel Licence Conditions (UK Vessels)

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NEAFC BASE Vessel Licence Conditions UK Vessels 2023

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NEAFC Vessel Licence Conditions (UK Vessels) 2022

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UK Vessel NOR External Waters Conditions 2023

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UK Vessel- External Waters (NOR) Conditions 2022

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UK Vessels for Faroe Islands conditions 2023

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UK vessel – External Waters (FRO) conditions 2022

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (EU) Var 1 01-04-23 Conditions

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UK vessel – External waters (EU) Conditions 2022

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UK Vessel - External Waters (EU) Conditions 2021

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - Mackerel) Variation 3 Conditions 10 November 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 4 27 October 2023 Conditions

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Norwegian Vessels

UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 3 Conditions 16 July 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Var 2 01-04-23 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 1 Conditions| 13 January 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence NOR Vessels Conditions 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 2: 16 September 2022

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UK Foreign vessel licence (NOR Vessels) Conditions 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) (Mackerel) Variation 2 Conditions 08 September 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) (Mackerel) Variation 1 Conditions 07 September 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - MAC) Conditions 2023

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UK Vessel NOR SVAL External Waters Conditions 2023

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EU Vessels

UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 4 Conditions 16 July 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 3: 1st July 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Var 2 01-04-23 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 09-02-2023 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence EU Vessels Conditions 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 3: 16 September 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Conditions Variation 2: 01 August 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Conditions variation 1: 02 May 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Conditions 2022: 31 December 2021

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Conditions Variation 8: 15 November 2021

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UK Foreign Vessel License (EU) (ICCAT) (ALB) Conditions 2023 PDF

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU) (DSS) (BYC) Conditions 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU) (DSS) (TAR) Conditions 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (FRO Vessels) Variation 1 Conditions 16 July 2023

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (FRO Vessels) Variation 2: 16 September 2022

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (FRO Vessels) Conditions 2022

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UK Vessel Licence (NEAFC BASE) Variation 2 Conditions 18 September 2024

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UK Vessel Licence – External Waters (Svalbard) Conditions 2024

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC Base) Variation 1 Conditions 15 July 2024

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (EU) Variation 2 Conditions 15 July 2024

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UK Vessel Licence (EU) Variation 1 Conditions 06 May 2024

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UK Vessel Licence - UK and External Waters (ICCAT) 2024 Conditions

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UK vessels Licence – External Waters (Faroe island) conditions 2024

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NAFO -COD 3M) Conditions 2024

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (Norway) Variation 1 Conditions 23 February 2024

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UK Vessels External Waters (EU) Conditions 2024

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UK Vessels External Waters (NOR) Conditions 2024

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UK Vessels for Faroe Islands conditions 2023

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NEAFC BASE licence conditions UK vessels 2024

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UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (NEAFC) (PRA) 2024 Conditions

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NEAFC ASH licence Conditions UK vessels 2024

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NEAFC WHB licence conditions UK vessels 2024

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IOTC Vessel Licence Conditions (UK Vessels)

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - Mackerel) Variation 1 Conditions 25 December 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 4 Conditions 30 September 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 3 Conditions 23 September 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - Mackerel) 2024 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 2 Conditions 26 June 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 1 Conditions 26 March 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 8 Conditions 11 November 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 7 Conditions 30 September 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 6 Conditions 23 September 2024

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU vessels) (ALB) 2024 Conditions

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UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 4 Conditions 01 April 2024

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  159. EU & UK vessel list update

  160. Update 08/01

  161. Update 08/01 Approved Norwegian Vessels.

  162. Update EU & UK Vessel list

  163. 2025 - Faroes Vessel list for UK Waters & UK Vessels For External Waters Access 2025 updated

  164. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (FRO Vessels - Mackerel) 2025 Conditions

  165. Thursday 02 January 2025 update.

  166. UK Vessels For External Waters Access 2025 - update

  167. 2025 - EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access

  168. UK Vessel Licence - External Waters - 2025 update

  169. EU Vessel List for UK Waters - update

  170. Update 23/12

  171. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - Mackerel) Variation 1 Conditions 25 December 2024

  172. Friday 20 December 2024 update.

  173. Wednesday 18 December 2024 update.

  174. Wednesday 18 December 2024 update.

  175. EU Vessel list for UK Waters Access 2025 - update

  176. Update 2025

  177. EU & UK access list 2025

  178. Update 2024

  179. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (FRO Vessels - Mackerel) Variation 1 Conditions 18 December 2024

  180. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  181. SIA Application to fish in European Union Waters - update

  182. Small amends

  183. Update 13/12 - 2025 Licence conditions

  184. Thursday 12 December 2024 update.

  185. Wednesday 11 December 2024 update.

  186. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 9 Conditions 16 December 2024 added.

  187. Tuesday 10 December 2024 update.

  188. EU & UK Vessel lists

  189. Third Country and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) updated.

  190. Friday 06 December 2024 update.

  191. Application for UK external waters licence to access RFMO updated.

  192. EU & UK vessel list

  193. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  194. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 update

  195. UK & EU vessel list update

  196. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  197. EU, UK and EU vessel list for jersey water access

  198. Tuesday 26 November 2024 update.

  199. Update 25/11

  200. EU & UK vessel list update

  201. EU & UK vessel list update

  202. Update 21/11

  203. Update 20/11

  204. UK & EU vessel list update

  205. UK Vessel List update

  206. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  207. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - Update

  208. Update 12/11

  209. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024

  210. EU vessel list - update

  211. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 8 Conditions 11 November 2024

  212. Update 05/11

  213. UK & EU vessel list update

  214. Update 01/11

  215. UK & NOR vessel list update 2024

  216. NOR update

  217. Update 29/10

  218. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  219. Update 25/10

  220. Update 24/10/24

  221. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  222. UK Vessel list update

  223. Friday 18 October 2024 update.

  224. Thursday 17 October 2024 update.

  225. Wednesday 16 October 2024 update.

  226. 15 October 2024 update.

  227. Friday 11 October 2024 update.

  228. Wednesday 09 October 2024 update.

  229. EU & UK vessel list

  230. Update 07 October 2024

  231. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  232. Update 02 October 2024

  233. 01 October 2024 update.

  234. 30 September 2024 update.

  235. 2024 - EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access update

  236. Update 27 September 2024

  237. Update 30 September 2024

  238. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  239. Update 23 September 2024

  240. EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access - update

  241. Update: 23 September 2024

  242. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - updated

  243. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  244. UK Vessel Licence (NEAFC Regulatory Area) Variation 2 Conditions 18 September 2024 - update

  245. Variation updates 20 September 2024

  246. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  247. UK Vessel Licence – External Waters (Svalbard) Licence 2024 update

  248. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  249. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  250. EU & UK update

  251. NOR and EU vessel list update

  252. EU vessel list update

  253. EU & NOR vessel list update

  254. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  255. EU vessel list update

  256. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  257. EU, UK and NOR vessel list update

  258. Eu vessel list update

  259. Norway Vessel List for UK waters - update

  260. Update 16/08/24

  261. Update Uk Vessel list

  262. 13 August 2024 update.

  263. Monday 12 August 2024 update.

  264. UK & EU vessel list

  265. Update 07/08

  266. Norway Vessel List for UK waters - update

  267. Vessel list update

  268. Update 01/08

  269. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  270. Update 30/07

  271. updated 30/07/24

  272. Update 24/07/24

  273. Update 23/07/24

  274. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  275. 16 July 2024 update.

  276. Variation update 150724

  277. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  278. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  279. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  280. NOR & EU vessel list update

  281. Update 09/07

  282. Update 08/07

  283. Update 05/07

  284. Update 04/07

  285. Update 03/07

  286. EU & UK vessel list update

  287. UK & EU Vessel List - update

  288. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024

  289. EU, UK and NOR vessel list update 27/06

  290. EU & UK vessel list update

  291. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  292. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 2 Conditions 26 June 2024 - update

  293. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  294. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  295. EU & NOR vessel list update

  296. 19 June update

  297. 18 June 2024 update.

  298. EU & UK vessel list update

  299. EU, UK and NOR vessel list upates

  300. EU & UK vessel list update

  301. EU, UK and Norway vessel list update

  302. Jersey list update

  303. EU & UK vessel list update

  304. 07 June 2024 update.

  305. EU & UK vessel list update

  306. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  307. 03 June 2024 update.

  308. 31 May 2024 update.

  309. UK & EU vessel list update

  310. UK Vessel list update

  311. UK, NOR and FAR update

  312. EU, UK and NOR update

  313. EU, UK and NOR vessel list update

  314. UK & Faroes vessel list update

  315. Small amends

  316. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  317. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  318. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  319. EU & UK vessel list update

  320. 14 May 2024 update.

  321. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  322. 10 May 2024 update.

  323. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 5 Conditions 15 May 2024 added.

  324. 09 May 2024 update.

  325. 08 May 2024 update.

  326. 07 May 2024 update.

  327. EU & UK vessel list update

  328. UK Vessel Licence (EU) Variation 1 Conditions 06 May 2024 - added

  329. Update - UK & NOR vessel lists

  330. UK/EU and NOR vessel list

  331. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  332. 29 April 2024 update.

  333. Small amends

  334. 26 April 2024 update.

  335. UK/EU vessel list update

  336. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  337. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024

  338. EU/UK vessel list updates

  339. EU/FRO vessel list update

  340. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  341. UK/EU and Faroes update

  342. Update FRO

  343. EU/UK vessel list update

  344. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  345. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024

  346. Update 15/04

  347. Update for UK and EU vessel lists

  348. EU & UK vessel list update

  349. EU vessel list update

  350. EU & UK vessel list update

  351. Update 08/04/24

  352. EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access - update

  353. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  354. UK licences to fish in Faroes waters - update

  355. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  356. EU Vessel List for UK Waters 2024 - update

  357. Norway Vessel List for UK waters - update

  358. 28 March 2024 update.

  359. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 4 Conditions 01 April 2024 - update

  360. UK & EU vessel list update

  361. Tuesday 26 March 2024 update.

  362. EU vessel list update

  363. Small amend

  364. EU & NOR update to conditions

  365. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  366. Update 20 March 2024

  367. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  368. UK vessel list update

  369. Update 13-03-24

  370. Update 12-03-2024

  371. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 2 Conditions 14 March 2024

  372. EU Vessel list update

  373. EU & UK vessel list update

  374. Faroes island fisheries arrangements for 2024 - update

  375. UK & EU vessel list update

  376. EU & NOR update

  377. EU & UK vessel list update

  378. UK & EU vessel list update

  379. UK & Norway vessel list update

  380. Update 23/02/24

  381. UK & EU Vessel List 2024 - Update

  382. UK Vessel Licence - External Waters (Norway) Variation 1 Conditions 23 February 2024 - added

  383. UK vessel list update

  384. Update EU vessel list

  385. 15 February 2024 update.

  386. 13 February 2024 update.

  387. Norway and UK Vessel list update

  388. Update 09-02-24

  389. EU, UK and NOR vessel list update

  390. UK, EU and GGY update

  391. Update EU, UK and Jersey

  392. Vessel list update

  393. Update 02 February 2024

  394. UK & EU vessel list update

  395. Update: UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 1 Conditions 05 February 2024

  396. EU Vessel list update

  397. EU update

  398. UK, EU, NOR vessel list update

  399. Norway Vessel List for UK waters update - 26-01-24

  400. Update 25-01-24

  401. EU vessel list update - 23-01-24

  402. Norway Vessel List for UK waters - update

  403. Update 22-01-24

  404. Small amend

  405. Update 18-01-24

  406. 17 January 2024 update

  407. UK Vessel List for External Waters 2024 - update

  408. Update 12 January 2023

  409. 11 January update

  410. Update for EU & UK Vessel lists

  411. EU & UK vessel list update

  412. Update 05 January 2024

  413. Attachments updated

  414. Attachments updated.

  415. Attachments updated.

  416. Attachments updated.

  417. 2024 updates

  418. 2024 updates - UK, EU and Norway

  419. 27 December update

  420. UK Vessel list update for 2024

  421. 2023/2024 changes

  422. EU vessels licensed by Jersey 2024 - update

  423. Attachments updated.

  424. Spreadsheets updated.

  425. Attachments updated.

  426. Attachments updated.

  427. EU Vessel List for UK Waters - update

  428. Norwegian update

  429. Application for External Waters Licence Norway & Svalbard 2024 - update

  430. Update to UK fishing vessel licensing in Norwegian waters 2024

  431. Update 12-12-23

  432. UK Vessel Licence (NEAFC Base) Variation 2 Conditions 14 December 2023 - update

  433. RMFO updated form

  434. 07 December 2023 update.

  435. Spreadsheets updated.

  436. Spreadsheets updated

  437. Attachments updated

  438. Updated spreadsheets.

  439. UK fishing vessel licensing in RFMO waters 2024 - update

  440. Updated attachments.

  441. Attachments updated.

  442. Attachments updated.

  443. UK & EU list updates

  444. Attachments updated.

  445. Attachments updated.

  446. Attachments updated.

  447. Attachments updated

  448. Attachments updated.

  449. Attachments updated.

  450. Attachment updated.

  451. Attachment updated.

  452. Attachments updated.

  453. Attachments updated and note added to Approved Norwegian Vessels

  454. Attachments updated.

  455. amend

  456. Update 08-11-23

  457. Attachments updated.

  458. EU Vessel List of TCA licences for Guernsey Waters Access from 1 February 2023 attachment updated.

  459. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - Mackerel) Variation 3 Conditions 10 November 2023 added.

  460. Attachments updated.

  461. UK Vessel List for External Waters update - 03/11/23

  462. Attachments updated.

  463. EU Vessel list update 30/10

  464. Updated attachments.

  465. Attachments updated.

  466. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 4 27 October 2023 Conditions added.

  467. Attachments updated.

  468. Attachments updated.

  469. Documents updated

  470. Attachments updated.

  471. Attachments updated

  472. Attachments updated.

  473. 12 October 2023 update.

  474. Variation update

  475. Attachments updated

  476. Attachments updated

  477. Attachments updated

  478. Attachments updated.

  479. Attachments updated

  480. Attachments updated

  481. EU vessel list update

  482. EU Vessel update

  483. UK & EU list update

  484. attachments updated

  485. Attachments updated.

  486. Attachments updated

  487. EU update

  488. UK vessel list update

  489. Small amend

  490. Attachements updated.

  491. Attachments updated.

  492. Attachments updated

  493. Attachments updated.

  494. Attachments updated.

  495. Attachments added.

  496. Attachment updated.

  497. Attachments updated.

  498. Attachments updated.

  499. Attachments updated.

  500. Attachments updated

  501. Attachments updated.

  502. Attachments updated.

  503. Attachments updated.

  504. Attachment updated.

  505. Attachments updated.

  506. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) (Mackerel) Variation 2 Conditions 08 September 2023 - update

  507. Attachments updated.

  508. EU Vessel list update

  509. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) (Mackerel) Variation 1 Conditions 07 September 2023 update

  510. Attachments updated.

  511. Attachment updated.

  512. Attachments updated

  513. Attachments updated.

  514. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels - MAC) Conditions 2023 attachment added.

  515. Attachments updated.

  516. Attachments updated.

  517. Attachments updated.

  518. Attachments updated.

  519. Update 25/08

  520. Vessel list update

  521. Attachments updated.

  522. Attachments updated.

  523. Attachments updated.

  524. Attachments updated.

  525. Attachments updated.

  526. Attachments updated.

  527. Attachments updated

  528. Attached spreadsheets updated.

  529. Attachments updated

  530. Updated vessel list

  531. Attachments updated.

  532. Updated attachments

  533. Attached spreadsheets updated.

  534. Attachment updated

  535. UK Vessel List for External Waters update 31/07

  536. Attachment updated.

  537. Attachments updated

  538. Attached spreadsheets updated

  539. Updated spreadsheet attachments

  540. Attached spreadsheets updated

  541. Updated spreadsheet.

  542. Editing outdated info.

  543. Spreadsheets updated

  544. Spreadsheets updated

  545. Updated attachments.

  546. Spreadsheets updated

  547. Attachments updated

  548. Attachment updated

  549. Updated spreadsheet

  550. Variation update

  551. Spreadsheets updated

  552. Updated spreadsheet

  553. Spreadsheets updated

  554. Updated spreadsheets

  555. Attachment updated

  556. Attachments updated

  557. Attachments updated

  558. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  559. Jersey vessel list update

  560. Attachments updated.

  561. Attachments updated

  562. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Var 3 20230701 Conditions - added

  563. Attachment updated

  564. Attachments updated.

  565. Attachments updated.

  566. Attachment updated.

  567. EU Vessel list update

  568. Attachments updated

  569. Attachments updated: EU vessel list for UK waters NOR vessel list for UK waters

  570. Updated attachment: UK Vessel List for External Waters 20230615

  571. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU) (ICCAT) (ALB) Conditions 2023 - update

  572. Attachments updated: UK Vessel list for External Waters 20230615 FRO Vessel List for UK Waters 20230615

  573. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) (ICCAT) (ALB) 2023 - updated

  574. The following attachments added: FRO Vessel List for UK Waters - 14/06/2023 UK Vessel List for External Waters - 14/06/2023 EU Vessel List for UK Waters - 14/06/2023

  575. EU Vessel List for UK Waters and UK Vessel List for External Waters - updated.

  576. Two new attachments added UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU) (ICCAT) (ALB) Conditions 2023 and UK Vessel Licence – External Waters (ICCAT) (ALB) Conditions 2023

  577. Attachments updated - UK Vessel List for External Water and EU Vessel List for UK Water

  578. Updated attachments: UK Vessel list for external waters, EU Vessels for Jersey Waters

  579. UK vessel list for External waters and EU vessel list for Jersey waters updated.

  580. 07 June 2023 update.

  581. UK and Eu vessel lists 2023 updated.

  582. 05 June 2023 update.

  583. Vessel lists updated

  584. 01 June 2023 update.

  585. Vessel lists updated

  586. EU vessel list for UK waters 30 May 2023 added

  587. EU vessel list for UK waters updated

  588. 25 May 2023 update.

  589. UK and NOR vessel lists and Faroese licence conditions updated.

  590. 23 May 2023 update.

  591. 22 May 2023 update.

  592. UK and EU vessels lists updated.

  593. UK and EU vessel lists updated.

  594. UK and EU vessels lists 2023 updated

  595. EU and UK vessels lists updated.

  596. UK and EU 2023 Vessel lists updated.

  597. EU vessels for Guernsey Waters Access - updated

  598. Vessel list update 12/05

  599. Variation update 11/05

  600. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters - updated

  601. UK & EU vessel update

  602. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  603. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters

  604. Vessel list update - 03/05

  605. EU Vessel List for UK Waters - update

  606. Vessel list update - 28/04

  607. UK Vessel List for External Waters - updated

  608. 26 April 2023 update.

  609. 26 April 2023 update.

  610. UK & EU vessel list update

  611. EU & UK update

  612. EU vessel list update 20.04

  613. EU & NOR vessel list updates

  614. Vessel list update

  615. 13 April 2023 update.

  616. UK and EU vessel list update

  617. Faroes Island update

  618. UK & EU vessel list updates

  619. EU Vessel List for UK Waters - update

  620. Vessel list updates 04/04

  621. UK Vessel list updates 03/04

  622. EU vessel list update

  623. UK & EU vessel list updates

  624. Variation updates

  625. UK & EU updates 29/03

  626. Norway and EU update

  627. 27 March 2023 update.

  628. 24 March 2023 update.

  629. SIA update

  630. Norway Vessel List for UK waters - update

  631. UK & EU vessel list update

  632. UK Vessel and EU Vessel list update

  633. UK & EU vessel list update

  634. UK, EU and NOR Vessel list updates for 16/03

  635. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters - updated

  636. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters - updated

  637. 2023 - EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access - Update

  638. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters (Update)

  639. Vessel list update

  640. Vessel list updates

  641. UK & EU update

  642. UK Vessel List for External Water - update

  643. Update 02 March 2023.

  644. UK vessel list update

  645. UK & EU update

  646. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  647. UK Vessel List for External Water - update

  648. UK & NOR vessel list update

  649. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  650. UK & EU vessel list updates

  651. UK & EU Vessel list update

  652. UK and EU Vessel list update

  653. EU and UK vessel list update

  654. UK & EU vessel list update

  655. Update 13 February 2023.

  656. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  657. EU Vessel List for UK Waters - update

  658. UK & EU updates

  659. UK, EU and NOR updates

  660. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Variation 09-02-2023 Conditions - added

  661. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Waters - updates

  662. Norway & UK Vessel List for External Waters update

  663. Updated

  664. UK, EU and Norway vessel list

  665. UK Vessel list update

  666. EU Vessel List of TCA licences for Guernsey Waters Access from 1 February 2022 - update

  667. UK & EU Vessel list update

  668. UK, EU and NOR update

  669. Small updates

  670. UK & EU and Norway update

  671. UK, EU and Norway vessel list updates

  672. UK Vessel List for External Waters & EU Vessel List for UK Waters update

  673. EU & UK list update

  674. Update 20 January 2023.

  675. Attachment 'UK Foreign Vessel Licence EU Vessels Conditions 2023' updated.

  676. 2023 - UK Vessel List for External Water - update

  677. SIA amend

  678. UK Vessel List for EU Waters & EU Vessel List for UK Waters - update

  679. Updated

  680. Update: UK Foreign Vessel Licence (NOR Vessels) Variation 1 Conditions| 13 January 2023

  681. 2023 - UK Vessel List for EU Waters - update

  682. SIA amends

  683. UK and EU Vessel list update

  684. EU & Norway vessel list updates

  685. Approved EU Vessel list for UK waters update

  686. UK fishing vessel licensing in EU waters 2023 - amend

  687. Update 30 December 2022

  688. Conditions update 2023

  689. UK & EU vessel list update 2023

  690. Vessel list update 22/12/22

  691. Updated to include revised vessels lists - EU Vessels for UK waters 2023, Norwegian vessels for UK waters 2023 and UK vessels for Norwegian waters 2023.

  692. UK vessel list for EU waters 2023 updated.

  693. 2023 update

  694. Norway Vessel List for UK waters - update 16/12

  695. EU & UK update

  696. Application for External Waters Licence Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO - update

  697. As of 00:01 hours on 10 December 2022 UK vessels will no longer be authorised to fish in in the Faroes Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ

  698. Update 02/12

  699. EU vessel list for UK waters - update 30/11

  700. Application for External Waters Licence Norway & Svalbard - update

  701. EU & UK update 29/11

  702. EU update

  703. UK & EU vessel list update

  704. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  705. EU & UK update

  706. EU vessel list for UK waters 21/11 update

  707. EU vessel list for UK waters - updated

  708. EU & UK Vessel list update

  709. EU vessel list for UK waters - update!

  710. EU update

  711. EU update

  712. EU update

  713. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  714. Eu update

  715. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  716. EU & NOR update

  717. UK & EU vessel list update

  718. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  719. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update!

  720. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access - update

  721. EU & UK vessel update

  722. EU, UK and Norway vessel list update

  723. EU & UK Vessel list update

  724. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  725. EU & UK Vessel list update

  726. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  727. EU vessel list for UK waters - Update

  728. EU and UK Vessel list update

  729. 2022 UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  730. EU Vessel list update & updated conditions

  731. EU vessel list for UK waters - Update

  732. EU, UK and Norway Vessel list updates

  733. EU vessel list for UK waters updated.

  734. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  735. UK Vessel List

  736. EU, UK, Norway and Faroese vessel list update

  737. EU & UK Vessel List update

  738. UK, EU and Norway vessel list update

  739. UK Vessel List for External Waters UPDATE

  740. UK Vessel List for External Waters - update

  741. EU vessel list for UK waters and UK vessel list for external waters updated.

  742. UK vessel list for external waters and EU vessel list for UK waters have been updated.

  743. UK vessel list for external waters updated

  744. EU vessel list for UK waters and UK vessel list for external waters updated.

  745. EU vessel lists for Jersey and UK waters updated.

  746. EU vessel list for UK waters updated.

  747. EU & UK Vessel list update

  748. EU vessel list for UK water & EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Acces

  749. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  750. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  751. UK Foreign Vessel Licence Variation update

  752. EU vessel list for UK waters updated.

  753. 14 September update

  754. EU & NOR update

  755. 2022 - EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access - update

  756. EU & UK Vessel list update

  757. Vessel list update

  758. EU vessel list for UK waters - update

  759. EU & UK vessel list update

  760. UK & EU Vessel list update

  761. Vessel list update for UK and EU

  762. UK Vessel List for External Waters update

  763. UK Vessel list for External Waters updated

  764. EU Vessel list update

  765. EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access - Update

  766. UK Vessel list update

  767. 26 August update

  768. 25 August 2022 update

  769. EU & UK update

  770. EU & UK update

  771. UK Vessel update

  772. UK Vessel list update

  773. UK Vessel list update

  774. EU update

  775. UK Vessel update

  776. UK & NOR vessel list update

  777. EU update

  778. UK & NOR Update

  779. UK Vessel update

  780. EU & NOR vessel list update

  781. UK Foreign Vessel Licence (EU Vessels) Conditions (Variations) - update

  782. UK vessel list update

  783. EU update

  784. UK, FRO and EU vessel update

  785. UK update

  786. UK update

  787. EU vessel list

  788. EU Vessel list update

  789. EU Vessel List update

  790. Vessel list update

  791. Eu vessel list update

  792. UK & EU Vessel list

  793. Vessel list update

  794. Vessel List update

  795. UK Vessel update

  796. UK vessel list update

  797. EU & UK update

  798. EU & UK update

  799. Jersey list update

  800. EU and Norway Vessel List update

  801. Jersey EU Vessel List

  802. EU Vessel List

  803. EU & UK vessel list update

  804. EU vessel list update

  805. UK, EU, FRO vessel list updates

  806. EU & NOR update

  807. Update UK & EU

  808. UK & EU list update

  809. EU update

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  819. Page updated with LICENCE TO FISH IN UNITED KINGDOM WATERS – FAROE ISLANDS VESSEL

  820. EU UK & NOR vessel lists updated

  821. UK & FRO updates

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  824. EU and Norway update

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  832. page updated with UK Foreign Vessel Licence Conditions (2022)

  833. EU & UK vessel lists updated

  834. EU Vessel List for Jersey Waters Access – Temporary Licence - updated

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  905. EU vessel list for Jersey waters updated

  906. 2022 UK vessel list for EU waters published

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  908. Details updated following the agreement for access to waters of Norway and the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.

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  1033. page updated with UK Vessel List for External Waters

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  1044. UK< EU and Gurnsey list

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  1047. EU Vessel list updated

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  1052. External Waters licence (EU) Conditions updated

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  1088. 22nd Update UK Vessels for EU Waters

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  1093. UK Vessel update 12/03

  1094. 11/03 updates

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  1101. EU Vessel List Update

  1102. Uk Vessels in EU Wates list updated

  1103. SIA update 26/02

  1104. EU and UK Water List Update 25/02

  1105. Variations added for UK temporary foreign vessel licence (EU vessels) and UK foreign vessel licence (EU vessels) Conditions

  1106. UK vessel list for external waters updated and NEAFC vessel licence (UK vessels) conditions added.

  1107. EU vessel list for UK waters updated

  1108. Water Lists

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  1110. EU & UK water lists updated 17/02

  1111. EU Vessel List

  1112. EU Vessel List Updated 15/2

  1113. EU & UK Waters updated

  1114. Compliance and legislation section added

  1115. EU Vessel List

  1116. Uk vessel list for Eu waters

  1117. EU Vessel list - update

  1118. RFMO Waters title added

  1119. If you intend to operate in the waters of an Regional Fisheries Management Organisation RFMO you will need a specific external waters licence in addition to your base domestic licence. Apply using the form below and submit to the SIA. - Added

  1120. EU Vessel list for UK Waters - Updated 05/02

  1121. UK vessel list for EU waters - updated

  1122. Updated EU Vessel List

  1123. Docs updated

  1124. Updated

  1125. Docs Updated

  1126. Updated species list for access to Irish waters for UK waters

  1127. Page amended to reflect licensing arrangements for 6-12nm zones.

  1128. Eu Vessel List and Guernsey Access List updated.

  1129. EU Vessel list for UK waters updated

  1130. UK Vessel list for EU waters - update

  1131. EU Vessel list for UK Waters

  1132. EU Vessel list for UK waters - Updated

  1133. UK Vessel list - update

  1134. SIA Application update V3

  1135. EU Vessl list for UK Waters updated

  1136. updated application form

  1137. EU vessels for UK waters update

  1138. EU waters - update

  1139. Updated EU vessel list for UK Waters

  1140. list of UK vessels allowed to fish in EU waters updated

  1141. UK vessels list for EU waters updated

  1142. Conditions updated

  1143. Updated UK vessel list for EU waters

  1144. EU vessel list for UK waters update

  1145. Jersey & IOM updates

  1146. Guernsey added

  1147. UK Vessel list for EU Waters - Update

  1148. SIA Application to fish in Third Country Waters - Updated

  1149. V3 vessel list UK waters

  1150. Database update Uk Access

  1151. UK water list updated.

  1152. EU vessel list updated

  1153. UK vessel list for EU waters updated

  1154. First published.

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