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Guidance

Understand your fishing vessel licence

How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.

All licences refer to fishing opportunities within the UK EEZ

Understanding your vessel licence

Your fishing vessel licence is in several parts. You must read each part carefully to make sure you understand the terms attached to it and that they are correct for your fishing activity.

Contact your local MMO fishing vessel licensing team with any questions and notify them immediately if any of the details are incorrect

An incorrect licence is invalid and you could be liable to penalties.

It is your responsibility to check your licence documents before going to sea as licences can be changed at any time. MMO publishes variations online and notifies those who have provided their contact information.

You can provide MMO with up to 2 emails, mobile phone numbers, or both, as a way of getting direct alerts about changes. You can receive notifications yourself, but it may make sense to nominate someone based onshore who can contact you on your vessel quickly.

Variations are considered to have been received when they are published online. You are required, as part of your licence conditions, to check each week for any changes.

Part 1: Vessel details

This part includes:

  • category of licence
  • official licence number
  • characteristics of your vessel
  • registered owners
  • specific authorities for scallop dredging, beam trawl fishing, fish for shellfish with pots, fixed nets or both
  • membership of a fish producer organisation

Part 2: Conditions

This specifies how your vessel will fish. You may be directed to make landings at certain ports and times.

Part 3: Schedule

This sets out the authority under which you are allowed to fish.

Part 4: Annex

This lists species that you are not permitted to fish and any catch limits for stocks that you are able to fish and land.

Fishing vessel licences: 10 metre and under vessels – non-sector – Category A

These are vessels 10-metres-and-under that don’t belong to a producer organisation.

Licences for the non-sector and Isle of Man have the same conditions and schedules, and their own specific annexes.

Fishing vessel licences: 10 metre and under vessels – sector – Category A

All vessels that are members of a producer organisation have the same conditions and schedule.

They each have their own specific annexes.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Category A

All Category A vessels have the same conditions and schedule.

There are specific annexes for vessels in the non-sector, Isle of Man, and each producer organisation.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Category A (Islands)

All Category A (Islands) vessels are in the non-sector and have the same conditions, schedule and annex.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Category A (Pelagic)

All Category A vessels have the same conditions and schedule.

There are specific annexes for vessels in each producer organisation. There are no Category A (Pelagic) non-sector vessels.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Category B

All Category B vessels have the same conditions and schedule.

There are specific annexes for vessels in the non-sector, Isle of Man, and each producer organisation.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Category C

All Category C vessels have the same conditions and schedule.

There are specific annexes for vessels in the non-sector, Isle of Man, and each producer organisation.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Deep sea species

All deep sea species vessels have the same conditions and schedule.

There are specific annexes for vessels in the non-sector and each producer organisation.

Fishing vessel licences: over 10 metre vessels - Handline mackerel

There are no producer organisation vessels with handline mackerel conditions and schedules. There is no annex.

Fishing vessel licences: Thames and Blackwater

There are no producer organisation vessels with these conditions and schedules. There is no annex.

Single licence category for the over ten metre fleet segment in Scotland.

Marine Scotland have created a single licence category for the over ten metre fleet segment in Scotland.

Different licence categories will remain in existence in England after 30 June 2017. Category B or C licence entitlements transferring from Scotland will be received as a Category B or C as they were prior to 1 July 2017.

Scottish licences created through disaggregation or aggregation in Scotland after 30 June 2017 will be tracked back to the lowest common denominator and received accordingly on transfer to England. For example a licence aggregation between an ex-Category B and an ex-Category A licence in Scotland will be received in England as a Category B licence.

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  541. Schedules updated

  542. Annexe 913 updated

  543. South Western Fish Producers' Organisation (313) added

  544. Documents updated

  545. Documents updated

  546. Annexe 1199 updated

  547. Annexe 119, 1110, and 4110 updated

  548. Documents updated

  549. 18 documents updated

  550. Annexe 119 updated

  551. Changes made to annexes in line with variation dated 18 September 2015

  552. Changes to Annexe1117 in ine with varaition dated 18 September 2015

  553. changes to annexes in line with variation dated 16 September 2015

  554. PDFs updated

  555. 23con PDF updated

  556. Annexe updated

  557. Annexe 1110 updated

  558. Annexes updated

  559. Annexes updated

  560. Annexe 119 and 319 updated

  561. Annexes updated

  562. Annexes updated

  563. Documents changed

  564. PDFs updated

  565. Annexe 118 updated

  566. Annexes updated

  567. Annexe 119 updated

  568. Documents updated

  569. Annexes updated

  570. Annexe updated

  571. Annexes updated

  572. Annexes updated to reflect Scottish real time closure

  573. Annexes SWFPO, FPO, SFPO, NIFPO, Aberdeen FPO, NESFPO, EEFPO, Fleetwood FPO, NSFO. West of Scotland FPO, NAFPO and the Isle of Man updated

  574. Annexes changed to reflect restrictions in bass fishing

  575. Over 10 metre vessels - Deep sea species schedule changed

  576. Documents updated

  577. Annex 119 added

  578. Conditions PDFs changed

  579. Annexe 9199 updated

  580. Annexe updated

  581. Annexes and conditions updated

  582. Annexe 112 updated

  583. Annexes updated according to variation dated 14 May 2015

  584. Annexe 119 and 319 updated

  585. Documents updated

  586. Documents updated

  587. Vessel licence changes effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 May 2015.

  588. Annex updated according to variation dated 24 April 2015

  589. Annexe 1199 updated

  590. Conditions 11, 12, 17, 31, 41 and transitional 11 condition

  591. Conditions 11, 12, 17, 31, 41 updated. Transitional 11 condition updated

  592. Annexe1110 updated

  593. Annexe 1110 updated

  594. PDFs updated

  595. Additional documents relating to variation dated 30 March 2015

  596. Annexes updated

  597. Annexe 1125 and 1725 added

  598. Annexe 9199 updated

  599. Conditions 11, 12, 17, 31 and 41 and Transitional 11.

  600. Annexe 9199 and 9499 updated

  601. Annexe 1125 and 1725 updated

  602. Annexe 9199 updated

  603. Annex 9199, 9499, 1199, 1299, 3199, 1110, 1119 updated

  604. Transitional Condition A (11) updated

  605. Updates to conditions and schedules for licences 11,12, 17, 31, 41

  606. Annexe 9199 updated

  607. Transitional 11con schedule updated

  608. Annexe 9199 updated

  609. Annexes updated as per variation dated 30 January 2015

  610. annex updated due to variation dated 22 January 2014

  611. Changes to annexes 1125 and 1725 in line with variation 18 January 2015

  612. Annexe 119 and Annexe 319 updated

  613. Changes to annexes 111, 171, 911

  614. Annexe 9499 updated

  615. updated to reflect licence variation effective 00.01 on Thursday 1 January 2015

  616. Changes to annex 119

  617. Changes to annexe 9199

  618. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 14 December

  619. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 5 December 2014

  620. updated a number of documents following licence variation (9199, 1199, 1299 and 3199).

  621. annexes updated to match variation

  622. Annexes updated to match variation

  623. Updated to match variation issued 31 October

  624. Updated to reflect variation

  625. Annexes changed to match vessel licence variation

  626. annexes updated to match licence variation

  627. Annexes updated as per variation effective 12 October

  628. annexes updated to match licence variation

  629. schedules updated to reflect variation dated 29 September 2014

  630. updated according to licence variation

  631. Updated a number of annexes to reflect licence variation effective 22 September

  632. Updated annex for licence 112

  633. updated a number of annexes

  634. Annexes updated as per variation

  635. annexes updated

  636. Annexes updated according to licence variation

  637. annexes updated according to licence variation dated 15 August 2014

  638. Licence annexes updated in association with licence variation issued 8 August 2014

  639. Annexes updated

  640. Licence annexes uploaded in line with variation

  641. Schedules updated

  642. First published.

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2026-07-03 11:28
Friday 03 July 2026 updates.

2026-06-29 13:54
Updates for Wednesday 01 July 2026 variation.

2026-06-26 10:27
Update 01 July 2026

2026-06-17 08:11
Update 19 June 2026

2026-06-08 14:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 10 June 2026.

2026-06-05 09:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 10 June 2026.

2026-05-29 12:38
Category B: Annexe (3199) updated.

2026-05-29 10:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 01 June 2026.

2026-05-21 09:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 23 May 2026.

2026-05-07 11:23
Update 07/05

2026-04-28 14:17
Update for 01 May 2026

2026-04-23 11:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 25 April 2026.

2026-04-17 14:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Tuesday 21 April 2026.

2026-03-30 11:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 01 April 2026.

2026-03-12 14:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 15 March 2026.

2026-03-06 14:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 08 March 2026.

2026-02-27 14:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 01 March 2026.

2026-02-26 13:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 01 March 2026.

2026-02-20 09:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 22 February 2026.

2026-02-16 08:55
Update 18 February 2026

2026-01-28 09:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 01 February 2026.

2026-01-20 08:56
Update 21/01

2026-01-06 15:25
Tuesday 06 January 2026 update.

2025-12-29 11:20
Update 01 January 2026

2025-12-16 13:47
Update 16/12

2025-12-02 13:54
Tuesday 02 December 2025 update.

2025-11-27 10:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 01 December 2025.

2025-11-13 09:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 17 November 2025.

2025-10-17 10:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 19 October 2025.

2025-09-26 14:28
Update 26/09

2025-08-28 11:10
Update: Variation 01 September 2025

2025-08-21 08:25
Update – variation effective 00:01 hrs Saturday 23 August

2025-07-28 10:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 30 July 2025.

2025-07-18 10:03
Update 20 July 2025

2025-07-10 10:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 12 July 2025.

2025-06-26 10:14
Update 01 July 2025

2025-06-13 13:46
Update 13/06

2025-06-03 12:47
Variation effective 00:01 hrs Thursday 05 June 2025 – update

2025-05-28 13:57
Update 01 June 2025

2025-05-13 10:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Thursday 15 May 2025.

2025-04-28 11:11
Update 01 May 2025

2025-04-14 10:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 16 April 2025.

2025-03-28 10:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Tuesday 01 April 2025.

2025-03-14 10:29
Update Sunday 16th March 2025

2025-02-27 09:14
Update 27/02

2025-02-25 11:38
Small amends

2025-02-19 11:11
Update Sunday 23 February 2025

2025-01-23 17:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 26 January 2025.

2025-01-16 13:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 19 January 2025.

2024-12-23 15:51
Category C: schedule (41) – small amend

2024-12-23 09:55
Licence Variation: Effective 00:01 hrs Wednesday 01 January 2025

2024-12-11 12:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 16 December 2024.

2024-11-29 15:41
Update 01 December 2024

2024-11-15 08:50
Update 17/11

2024-10-16 15:20
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Friday 18 October 2024.

2024-10-11 12:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 13 October 2024.

2024-10-09 14:45
Category A (Pelagic): conditions (17) – file replacement.

2024-10-09 13:59
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 12 October 2024.

2024-09-27 13:09
Variation update 01 October 2024

2024-09-13 09:57
Licence Variation: Effective 00:01 hrs Sunday 15 September 2024

2024-08-29 16:01
Update 01 September 2024

2024-08-23 09:39
Update Sunday 25 August 2024

2024-08-22 10:26
Blackwater update

2024-07-29 09:19
Variation effective 00:01 hrs Thursday 01 August

2024-07-17 12:00
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Friday 19 July 2024.

2024-07-16 15:26
Update to Migratory Trout, 16 July 2024.

2024-07-15 13:32
Variation update Wednesday 17 July 2024

2024-06-28 15:45
Update 01 July 2024

2024-06-13 09:35
Variation update 15 June 2024

2024-05-30 09:30
Update 01 June 2024

2024-05-24 12:19
Capped licence: annexe (9499) – update

2024-05-21 12:52
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 23 May 2024.

2024-05-10 09:57
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 15 May 2024.

2024-05-08 12:21
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 12 May 2024.

2024-04-25 09:43
Update May 01 2024

2024-04-11 15:16
Update 13 April 2024

2024-03-27 14:02
Variation update 01 April 2024

2024-03-22 08:56
Variation update 26 March 2024

2024-03-18 12:40
Update 20 March 2024

2024-03-07 12:48
Variation update – Saturday 09 March 2024

2024-02-16 09:52
Update 18 February2024

2024-02-09 09:24
Variation update 11 February 2024

2024-02-01 13:18
Variation update: 05 February 2024

2024-01-30 13:06
Update for Thursday 01 February 2024

2024-01-25 14:00
Update 27-01-24

2024-01-11 12:16
Variation update

2024-01-04 09:18
Variation update – 06 January 2024

2023-12-27 13:31
Variation update for 2024

2023-11-30 13:09
Attachments updated.

2023-11-28 14:44
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 01 December 2023

2023-11-16 17:05
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 19 November 2023

2023-11-01 16:34
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 5 November.

2023-10-31 14:07
Attachments updated

2023-10-27 14:43
Update: Variation effective 00:01 hrs Wednesday 01 November

2023-10-23 16:47
Attachments updated

2023-10-19 11:32
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 21 October 2023

2023-10-13 08:59
Variation update – 15

2023-10-13 08:07
Variation update – Saturday 14 October

2023-10-10 10:39
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 12 October 2023

2023-09-29 15:56
111 update

2023-09-29 13:40
Variation update: October 01 2023

2023-09-11 12:05
Thames and Black Water Herring Conditions and Schedule updated

2023-09-05 13:25
Variation update 07 Sept 2023

2023-08-30 11:01
Variation 01 September 2023

2023-08-02 13:46
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 05 August

2023-07-28 16:14
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Tuesday 1 August 2032

2023-07-06 14:59
update 08/07

2023-06-29 14:38
Licence Variations: Effective 00:01 hrs Saturday 01 July & 00:01 hrs Sunday 02 July 2023 – update

2023-06-22 15:24
Variation update

2023-06-16 12:05
Variation update 18th June 2023

2023-06-09 10:38
Licence schedules and annexes updated to reflect variation effective 11 June 2023.

2023-05-30 14:27
1 June update

2023-05-25 15:44
Licences updated to reflect variation issued 28 May 2023

2023-05-18 10:00
Licence annexes updated for variation effective 21 May 2023.

2023-05-05 14:33
Variation update 05/05

2023-04-27 11:04
Variation update 01 May

2023-04-05 09:17
Variation update 08/04

2023-03-30 13:04
Update for 1st April 2023

2023-03-22 13:59
Variation update – Saturday 25th March 2023

2023-03-16 11:31
Variation update for Saturday 18th March

2023-03-06 15:54
Variation update Wednesday 08 March 2023

2023-03-03 10:32
Update 04 March 2023

2023-02-27 16:31
Variation update 01 March 2023

2023-02-08 16:02
Variation update 09 Feb 2023

2023-02-02 15:47
Update

2023-01-27 13:14
Variations updated

2023-01-19 15:05
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 21 January 2023

2023-01-12 13:11
Variation update for Saturday 14th 2023

2022-12-29 14:17
Sector: conditions (91) update

2022-12-29 13:46
Updated 2023

2022-12-29 10:59
2023 update

2022-12-16 15:05
Variation update for Monday 19th December

2022-12-13 16:06
Understand your fishing vessel licence – update

2022-11-29 15:29
Changed 29/11

2022-11-24 15:47
27 November update

2022-11-17 11:48
Western Fish Producer’s Organisation (4129) – update

2022-11-17 10:20
Category A: Annexe (1199) & Category A (Islands): annexe (1299) update

2022-11-03 13:54
Update – 3 November

2022-10-27 11:44
Annexe update 9199 & 9499

2022-10-20 09:31
Variation update – 23 October

2022-10-11 14:40
Wales and West Coast Fish Producers’ Organisation (1119) – Update

2022-09-28 15:30
Licences updated to reflect variation effective Saturday 1 October 2022.

2022-09-22 13:51
Uncapped licence: annexe (9199) & Capped licence: annexe (9499) updated

2022-09-21 15:17
Update 23 September

2022-09-14 16:53
Updates 21 September

2022-09-14 13:53
Thames and Blackwater: schedule (23) – 14 September update

2022-08-30 16:13
01 September 2022 update

2022-08-25 15:46
28 August 2022 update

2022-08-11 15:47
August 14 update

2022-07-28 15:59
Update 1 August

2022-07-14 14:59
Changes for 16 July 2022

2022-07-08 09:30
Variation 10 July 2022

2022-06-28 16:12
Licence update

2022-06-16 10:28
Annexe update 18 June

2022-05-30 17:13
Licence annexes updated in line with variation dated 1 June 2022

2022-05-19 17:46
Annexes updated in line with variation dated 21 May 2022

2022-05-05 09:41
Updates to annexes

2022-04-27 12:12
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 28 April 22

2022-04-21 17:27
Annexes updated in line with variation dated 24 April 2022

2022-04-08 17:35
Annexes updated in line with variation dated Sunday 10th April 2022

2022-03-30 17:27
Licenses amended in line with variation dated 01 April 2022

2022-03-22 17:03
annexes updated in line with variation dated 24 March

2022-03-18 14:48
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 20 March 22

2022-03-09 16:29
Annex updated in line with variation dated 9 March 2022

2022-02-25 12:38
01 March update