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Guidance

Buyers and sellers of first-sale fish and submission of sales notes

Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.

Documents

RBS1 - Apply forto registeredregister status as a buyer or seller of first-sale fish (includingand shellfish and nephrops) in the UK

RBS4 Explanatory notes

Takeover template

Blank sales note

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Obligations regarding Sales Notes

Details

Guidance on how to sell your catch direct

Due to the government regulation regarding Covid-19 we are working from home. Applications for RBS should be scanned/photographed to Registrationof.BuyersandSellersRBS@defra.gov.uk and also posted to the Preston office.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we have received questions on the rules around selling your catch direct. We have produced the following guidance document to guide fishers through this process - How to sell your catch direct

If you want to fish commercially and sell your fish you may be subject to regulations depending on your fishing method. If you are fishing recreationally or using a charter vessel you are also subject restrictions on selling your catch.

If you want to purchase fish you may need to register and submit sales information to the fisheries authority. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) registers buyers and sellers operating in England.

Updates to this page

Published 7 April 2016
Last updated 217 JulySeptember 2025 + show all updates
  1. Update: Sales notes – Completion and submission

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Update history

2025-09-17 09:16
Update – RB1 form

2025-07-02 15:49
Update: Sales notes – Completion and submission

2025-06-19 12:59
Update 19/06

2025-03-10 10:41
Update – March 2025

2024-09-12 13:40
Update to: Buyers and sellers of first-sale fish and submission of sales notes

2023-12-28 13:11
RBS1 update

2023-12-14 09:20
RBS form updates

2023-02-20 09:35
RBS5 form update

2022-07-05 09:45
Address update on form