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Statutory guidance

Fishing vessel licence variations

The variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 25 July 2026.

Documents

Details

Variations occur to reflect changes in quota limits and closures or openings of sea areas.

Check your licence

It is your responsibility to check your licence documents before going to sea as licences can be changed at any time. The most up to date licences can be accessed on the understand your fishing vessel licence page.

Current licensing documents are published on the understand your fishing vessel licence. If more than one variation to a specific licence document is published within a 30 day period only the latest document will be retained. For any historical documents please email fishingvessellicensing@marinemanagement.org.uk with details of your request.

Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2014
Last updated 30 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Variation issued: Saturday 01 August 2026

  2. Licence variation effective Saturday 25 July 2026.

  3. Variation issued: Sunday 19 July 2026

  4. Variation issued: Sunday 12 July 2026

  5. Variation issued: Wednesday 01 July 2026

  6. Update Friday 19 June 2026

  7. Licence variation effective Wednesday 10 June 2026.

  8. Licence variation effective Wednesday 10 June 2026.

  9. Licence variation effective Monday 01 June 2026.

  10. Licence variation effective Saturday 23 May 2026.

  11. Update for 01 May 2026

  12. Licence variation effective Saturday 25 April 2026.

  13. Licence variation effective Tuesday 21 April 2026.

  14. Licence variation effective Wednesday 01 April 2026.

  15. Licence variation effective 15 March 2026.

  16. Licence variation effective Sunday 08 March 2026.

  17. Licence variation effective Sunday 01 March 2026.

  18. Licence variation effective 01 March 2026.

  19. Licence variation effective Sunday 22 February 2026.

  20. Update 18 February 2026

  21. Licence variation effective Sunday 01 February 2026.

  22. Variation issued: Wednesday 21 January 2026 - update

  23. Update 01 January 2025

  24. Update 18 December 2025

  25. Licence variation effective Monday 01 December 2025.

  26. Licence variation effective Monday 17 November 2025.

  27. Licence variation effective Sunday 19 October 2025.

  28. Wednesday 01 October 2025 - update

  29. Update: Variation issued: Monday 01 September 2025

  30. Update - Variation effective on Saturday 23 August

  31. Licence variation effective Wednesday 30 July 2025.

  32. Update 20 July 2025

  33. Licence variation effective Saturday 12 July 2025.

  34. Update 01 July 2025

  35. Update for 15 June 2025

  36. Update 05 June 2025

  37. Update 01 June 2025

  38. Variation issued: Thursday 15 May 2025 added.

  39. Variation issued: Thursday 01 May 2025 - update

  40. Licence variation effective 16 April 2025.

  41. Licence variation effective 01 April 2025.

  42. Update 28/03

  43. Sunday 16 March 2025 - update

  44. Variation issued: Saturday 01 March 2025

  45. Sunday 23 February 2025 update

  46. Licence variation effective Sunday 26 January 2025.

  47. Licence variation effective Sunday 19 January 2025.

  48. Variation issued: Wednesday 01 January 2025 - update

  49. The variation effective from 00:01hrs Monday 16 December 2024

  50. Update 01 December 2024

  51. Variation issued: Friday 17 November 2024 - update

  52. The variation effective Friday 18 October 2024

  53. Variation issued: Sunday 13 October 2024 added.

  54. The variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 12 October 2024.

  55. Variation issued: Saturday 12 October 2024 added.

  56. Update Tuesday 01 October 2024

  57. Variation issued: Sunday 15 September 2024 - update

  58. Variation issued: Sunday 01 September 2024 update

  59. Small amends

  60. The variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 25 August 2024

  61. Variation issued: Thursday 01 August 2024

  62. Licence variation effective from 00:01hrs Friday 19 July 2024.

  63. Variation issued: Wednesday 17 July 2024 - update

  64. Variation issued: Monday 01 July 2024

  65. Update Saturday 15 June 2024

  66. Variation issued: Saturday 01 June 2024

  67. Variation issued: Sunday 26 May 2024 - update

  68. Licence variation effective from 00:01hrs Thursday 23 May 2024.

  69. Variation issued: Wednesday 15 May 2024.

  70. Variation issued: Sunday 12 May 2024.

  71. Update 26 April 2024.

  72. Update 01 May 2024

  73. Variation issued: Saturday 13 April 2024 - update

  74. Variation issued: Monday 01 April 2024

  75. Update 26 March 2024

  76. Variation issued: Wednesday 20 March 2024

  77. Variation issued: Saturday 09 March 2024

  78. Variation update 18 February 2024

  79. Variation update 11 February 2024

  80. Variation update for 05 February 2024

  81. Variation update: Thursday 01 February 2024

  82. Updated for 27 January 2024

  83. Variation update 14 January 2024

  84. Variation update - 06 January 2024

  85. Variation issued: Monday 01 January 2024

  86. Deleted section on change to Crawfish minimum conservation reference size in ICES area VII in variation issued Friday December 1st.

  87. Licence variation effective Friday 01 December 2034

  88. Licence variation effective Sunday 19 November 2023

  89. Licence variation effective 5 November 2023

  90. Noted added re New catch limit for Sole when fishing with dredges in 7e which has been removed from the 1 November 2023 licence variation

  91. Section 2 New catch limit for Sole when fishing with dredges - deleted from November 1, 2023 variation

  92. Variation issued for 01 November 2023

  93. License effective from 00:01 Sunday 21 October 2023

  94. Variation update: Sunday 15 October 2023

  95. Variation update 14 October 2023

  96. Licence variation effective 00:01 Thursday 12 October 2023

  97. Variation issued: 01 October 2023

  98. Note removed on September 1st update.

  99. Update Thursday 07 September 2023

  100. Note added re removal of ‘Lyme Bay – Visibility of Fixed Gear condition’.

  101. Variation update 01 September

  102. Licence variation updated

  103. Licence variation updated

  104. Variations start date edited

  105. Licence variation effective 8 July 2023

  106. Variation updated 01 and 02 July 2023

  107. Friday 23 June 2023 - update

  108. Variation update 18 June 2023

  109. Licence variation added effective 11 June 2023.

  110. Variation effective Sunday 28 May 2023 added.

  111. Variation issued, effective Sunday 21 May.

  112. Variation update 07 May 2023

  113. Variation Issued: Monday 01 May 2023

  114. Variation update 08/04

  115. Variation Issued: Saturday 01 April 2023

  116. Update for 25 March 2023

  117. Variation update 23 March 2023

  118. Variation update Wednesday 08 March 2023

  119. Update 04 March 2023

  120. Variation Issued: Wednesday 01 March 2023

  121. 07 Feb update

  122. Variation Issued: Saturday 04 February 2023

  123. Variation Issued: Sunday 29 January 2023

  124. Licence variation effective 21 January 2023.

  125. Variation Issued: Saturday 14th January 2023

  126. Variation Issued: Sunday 01 January 2023

  127. 19 December update

  128. Variation update 01 December 2022

  129. Variation Issued: Sunday 27 November 2022

  130. 19 November update

  131. Variation Issued: Saturday 05 November 2022

  132. Variation update - 01/11/22

  133. Variation for 23 October

  134. Variation Issued: Thursday 13 October 2022

  135. Variation added effective Saturday 1 October 2022.

  136. Variation Issued: Saturday 24 September 2022

  137. Variation update for 23 September 2022

  138. Wednesday 21 September 2022 update

  139. Update - 1 September 2022

  140. 28 update

  141. August 14 update

  142. August variation

  143. Latest variation for 16th July 2022

  144. Variation - 10 July 2022

  145. July 1st Update

  146. Variation update 18 June

  147. Licence variation effective 1 June 2022

  148. Licence variation effective 21 May 2022

  149. Variation effective Thursday 12 May 2022

  150. Licence variation effective Thursday 28 April 2022

  151. Licence variation effective 24 April 2022

  152. Licence variation effective 24 April 2022

  153. Variation update

  154. Variation effective 1 April 2022

  155. variation 24 March 2020

  156. Variation effective 20 March 22

  157. Variation issued Wednesday 9 March

  158. Licence variation issued dated 6 February 2022

  159. Licence variation effective 4 February 2022

  160. Licence variation effective 28 January 2022

  161. Licence variation effective Saturday 15th January 2022

  162. Licence variation effective 1 January 2022

  163. Licence variation effective Friday 17 December 2021

  164. Licence variation effective 11 December 2021

  165. Licence variation effective 1 December 2021

  166. Licence variation effective from Thursday 25th November 2021

  167. Licence variation effective 21 November 2021

  168. Licence variation effective 15 November 2021

  169. Licence variations effective Friday 12th November and Sunday 14th November 2021

  170. Monday 01 November 2021

  171. variation published effective 24 October 2021

  172. Licence variation effective 15th and 16th October 2021

  173. Licence variation effective Sunday 10th October 2021

  174. Licence variation effective 1 October 2021

  175. Licence variation effective Friday 1st October and Monday 4th October 2021

  176. Licence variation effective 18 September 2021

  177. Licence variation effective 5 September 2021

  178. Sunday 15 August update

  179. Licence variation effective Saturday 7 August 2021

  180. Licence variation effective Friday 30 July 2021 & Sunday 2 August 2021

  181. 25 July update

  182. Licence variation effective Friday 16 July 2021

  183. Licence variation effective 10 July 2021

  184. Variation 1 July

  185. Variation update Saturday 26th June

  186. Licence variation effective Saturday 19 June 2021

  187. Licence variation effective 13 June 2021

  188. Licence variation effective 6 June 2021

  189. Licence variation effective 14 May 2021

  190. Page updated with variation dated 12 May 2021

  191. Licence variation effective Saturday May 1 2021

  192. updated following licence variation dated 25 April 2021

  193. Licence variation effective 23rd April 2021

  194. Licence variation effective Sunday 18th April 2021

  195. Update 11 April

  196. 03 & 05 update

  197. Thursday 02 April 2021 update

  198. Variation effective: 28 March 2021

  199. Licence variation effective Saturday 20 March 2021

  200. Licence variation effective 19 March 2021

  201. Variation Updates

  202. Licence variation effective 26 February 2021

  203. 21/02 update

  204. 18 Feb

  205. Licence variation effective 15 February 2021

  206. Variation issued effective 29 January 2021

  207. Licence variation effective 22 January 2021

  208. Licence variation effective 17 January 2021

  209. Licence variation effective 14 January 2021

  210. Licence variation effective 10 January 2021

  211. Important change to your authority to fish from 23:01 hrs (GMT) on 31 December 2020

  212. 24/12 update

  213. Document Added

  214. Licence variation effective 2nd December 2020

  215. Licence variation effective Thursday 26th November 2020

  216. Licence variation effective from Sunday 22nd November 2020

  217. Update Wednesday 18 November

  218. Updated for Sunday 15 November 2020

  219. Licence variation effective 12 November 2020

  220. Licence variation effective 6 November 2020

  221. changes for 1 November

  222. Licence variation effective 25 October 2020

  223. Licence variation effective 16 October 2020

  224. Updated with variation dated 10 October 2020

  225. updated variation with new boulder information

  226. Licence variation effective 1 October 2020

  227. Licence variation effective 27 September 2020

  228. Variation for the 12th September

  229. Licence variations effective 6th and 7th September 2020

  230. Variation dated 29th August

  231. Licence variation effective 28 August 2020

  232. Variation updates 14 August 2020

  233. Licence variation effective 8 & 9 August 2020

  234. Licence variation effective 31 July 2020

  235. Licence variation effective 26th July 2020

  236. Updated following variation dated 24th July

  237. Changes in line with variation dated 24th July

  238. Variation changes for 24th July

  239. Licence Variation changed for 19th July

  240. Addition to variation dated 12 July 2020

  241. Licence variation effective 12 July 2020

  242. Licence variation effective 1 July 2020

  243. Licence variation effective Wednesday 10 June 2020

  244. Licence variation effective 7 June 2020

  245. Licence variation effective Monday 1 June 2020

  246. Licence variation effective Thursday 28 May 2020

  247. Licence variation effective Sun 24 May 2020

  248. Licence variation effective Friday 1 May 2020

  249. Variation effective date Friday 10 April 2020 added

  250. Licence variation effective 1 April 2020

  251. Licence variation effective 22 March 2020

  252. Licence variation effective 13 March

  253. Licence variation effective 1 March 2020

  254. Licence variation effective 24 February 2020

  255. Licence variation effective Friday 21st February 2020

  256. Licence variation effective 16 February 2020

  257. Licence variation effective Sunday 9 February 2020

  258. Licence variation effective 1 February 2020

  259. Licence variation effective 24 January 2020

  260. License variation effective 12 January 2020

  261. Licence variation effective 1 January 2020

  262. Licence variation effective Sunday 15 December 2019

  263. Licence variation effective 8 December 2019

  264. Licence variation effective 5 December 2019

  265. licence variation effective Sunday 24 November 2019

  266. licence variation effective 15 November 2019

  267. Licence variation effective 8 November 2019

  268. Licence variation effective 1 November 2019

  269. Variations added for 27 October

  270. Licence variation effective Sunday 20 October

  271. Licence variation effective Monday 14 October 2019

  272. Licence variation effective 1 October 2019

  273. Licence variation effective 22 September 2019

  274. Licence variation effective 15 September 2019

  275. Licence variation effective 1 September 2019

  276. Licence variation effective 24 August 2019

  277. Licence variation effective 18 August 2019

  278. Licence variation effective 4 August 2019

  279. Licence variation effective 1 August 2019

  280. Map added to variation dated 28 July 2019

  281. Licence variation effective 28 July 2019

  282. Variation added effective Saturday 27 July

  283. Licence variation effective 21 July 2019

  284. Licence variation effective 14 July 2019

  285. Licence Variation effective 1 July 2019

  286. Licence variation effective 23 June 2019

  287. Licence variation effective 1 June 2019

  288. Licence variation effective 24 May 2019

  289. Variation added, effective Sunday 19 May 2019

  290. Variation effective from Sunday 12 May 2019 issued

  291. Variation added effective Sunday 5 May 2019

  292. Variation effective from 1 May 2019 added

  293. Licence variation effective 14 April 2019

  294. New variation effective from Monday 8 April 2019 added

  295. Variation added effective date Monday 1 April 2019

  296. Licence variation effective 23 March 2019

  297. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 March 2019 added

  298. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 17 February 2019 added

  299. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 February 2019 published

  300. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 13 January 2019 added

  301. Variation effective from 04 January 2019 added

  302. date changed

  303. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1 January 2019 added

  304. Variation dated 29 November 2018 added

  305. Licence Variation: Effective 00:01hrs Sunday 25 November 2018 added

  306. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 10 November 2018 added

  307. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 2 November 2018 added

  308. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 28 October added

  309. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 21 October 2018 added

  310. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 14 October added

  311. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 7 October 2018 added

  312. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Monday 1 October 2018 added

  313. Variations added effective Sunday 23 September

  314. Variations added

  315. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 16 September 2018 added

  316. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 9 August 2018 added

  317. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1 September 2018 added

  318. Variation effective 25 August 2018 added

  319. Variation added on 16 August 2018

  320. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 29 July 2018 added

  321. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 22 July 2018 added

  322. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 15 July 2018 added

  323. Variations added effective Sunday 01 July 2018

  324. 00:01 hours, Wednesday 20 June 2018 variation added

  325. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 17 June 2018

  326. Variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 09 June 2018 added

  327. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 June 2018 added

  328. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 20 May 2018 added

  329. Variation effective 00:01 hours, Saturday 12 May 2018 added

  330. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 5 May 2018 added

  331. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1 May 2018 added

  332. Variation added effective from Sunday 22 April 2018

  333. Variation effective 18 April 2018 added

  334. Variation effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 15 April 2018 added

  335. Variations effective from 00:01 hours Sunday 1 April 2018 added

  336. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 16 March 2018 added

  337. Variation effective from 00:01hrs Thursday 1 March 2018

  338. Variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 25 February 2018 added

  339. New licence variation issued 13 February 2018

  340. Bass variation added

  341. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 February 2018 added

  342. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 21 January 2018 added

  343. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 14 January 2018 added

  344. Sole 7d reduced from 3t to 1t

  345. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Monday 1 January 2018 added

  346. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 23 December 2017 added

  347. Variation dated 18 December 2017 added

  348. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 10 December 2017

  349. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 5 December 2017 added

  350. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 December 2017 added

  351. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 21 November 2017 added

  352. Licence variation effective 19 November 2017

  353. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 11 November 2017 added

  354. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 5 November 2017 added

  355. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 1st November 2017 added

  356. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 27 October 2017 added

  357. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Monday 23 October 2017 added

  358. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 19 October 2017 added

  359. Variation effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 11 October 2017 added

  360. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 8 October 2017 added

  361. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 4 October 2017 added

  362. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 1st October 2017 added

  363. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 1 October 2017 added

  364. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 3 September 2017 added

  365. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 September 2017 added

  366. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 13 August 2017 added

  367. Variation effective from 00:02 hours, Tuesday 1 August 2017 added

  368. Variation effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1 August 2017 added.

  369. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1st August 2017 added

  370. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 15 July 2017 added

  371. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 7 2017 added

  372. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1st July 2017 added

  373. Variation dated 22 June 2017 added

  374. Variation added effective 2 June 2017

  375. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 June 2017 added.

  376. Variation issued 25 May 2017

  377. Variation added effective Friday 19 May

  378. Variation added 12 May 2017

  379. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 6 May 2017 added

  380. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 5 May 2017 added.

  381. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 4 May 2017 added.

  382. Licence variation effective 1 May 2017

  383. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 22 April 2017 added.

  384. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 14 April 2017 added.

  385. Licence variation effective 7 April 2017

  386. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1 April 2017 added

  387. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 18 March 2017 and Sunday 19 March 2017 added.

  388. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 8 March 2017 added.

  389. Figures checked and updated

  390. Figures updated

  391. Text updated

  392. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 1 March 2017 added.

  393. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 24 February 2017 added

  394. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 12 February 2017 added

  395. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 5 February 2017 added

  396. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 1 February 2017 added

  397. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 24 January 2017 added

  398. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 22 January 2017 added

  399. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 15 January 2017 added

  400. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 6 January 2017.

  401. Variation effective 00:01 hours, Sunday 1 January 2017 added

  402. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 18 December 2016 added.

  403. Variation added 12 December 2016 effective from 13 December 2016

  404. New variations added for anglerfish, skates and rays and whiting

  405. Variation dated 6 December 2016 added

  406. Variation added

  407. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 December 2016 added

  408. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 December 2016 added.

  409. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 27 November 2016 added.

  410. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 13 November 2016 added

  411. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 5 November 2016 and 00:01 hours, Sunday 6 November 2016 added.

  412. Vessel licence variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 30 October 2016 and 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1 November 2016 added

  413. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 26 October 2016 added.

  414. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 22 October 2016 and Sunday 23 October added

  415. Variations effective 15 and 16 October 2016 added.

  416. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 14 October 2016 added.

  417. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 12 October 2016 added.

  418. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 7 October 2016 added.

  419. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1 October 2016 added

  420. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1 October 2016 added:

  421. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 24 September 2016 added

  422. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 18 September 2016 added

  423. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 15 September 2016 added

  424. Variation dated Friday 09 September 2016 added

  425. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 September 2016 added

  426. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 September 2016 added.

  427. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 28 August 2016 added.

  428. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 26 August 2016 added

  429. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 25 August 2016 added

  430. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 21 August 2016 added.

  431. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 19 August 2016 added.

  432. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 11 August 2016 added

  433. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 7 August 2016 added

  434. Variation dated 29 July 2016 added

  435. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 24 July 2016 added

  436. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 23 July 2016 added

  437. Annexes updated

  438. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 17 July 2016 added

  439. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 15 July 2016 added.

  440. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 13 July 2016 added

  441. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 10 July 2016 added.

  442. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 3 July 2016 added

  443. New variations added

  444. latest vessel licence variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 July 2016

  445. Latest vessel licence variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 July 2016.

  446. Variation added on 24 June 2016

  447. Variation dated 22 June 2016 added

  448. Variation added 13 June 2016

  449. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, 8 and 9 June 2016 added.

  450. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 8 June 2016 added.

  451. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 3 June 2016 added.

  452. New variations added

  453. Variation added on 26 May 2016

  454. updated to reflect licence variation dated 20 May 2016

  455. variation dated 19 May 2016 added

  456. updated to include variation dated Friday 13 May 2016

  457. Variation added affective Friday 13 May 2016

  458. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 1 May 2016 added

  459. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 27 April 2016 added

  460. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 27 April 2016 added.

  461. Additional variation added for under 10m vessels and under Non sector

  462. Licence variation effective 24 April 2016

  463. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 14 April 2016 added

  464. Licence variation effective 13 April 2016

  465. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 9 April 2016 added.

  466. latest variation dated 31 March 2016 added

  467. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 April 2016 added

  468. Licence variation effective 27 March 2016

  469. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 23 March 2016 added

  470. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 13 March 2016 added

  471. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 11 March 2016 added

  472. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 2 March 2016 added

  473. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1 March 2016 added

  474. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 19 February 2016 added

  475. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 19 February 2016

  476. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 14 February 2016 added

  477. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 11 February 2016 added

  478. Catch limits for all O10m and U10m non-sector licences 11.99, 12299, 3199, 4199 and 9199 and New catch limits for sea bass added

  479. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Monday 1 February 2015 added.

  480. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 30 January 2016 added

  481. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 29 January 2016 added

  482. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 21 January 2016 added

  483. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 17 January 2016 added.

  484. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 14 January 2016 added

  485. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 12 January 2016 added

  486. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 10 January 2016 added

  487. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 9 January 2016 added.

  488. Text amended

  489. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 January 2016 added

  490. Licence variation effective 23 December 2015

  491. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 20 December 2015 added

  492. Licence variation effective 13 December 2015

  493. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 12 December 2015 added.

  494. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 6 December 2015 added.

  495. Licence variation effective Tuesday 01 December 2015

  496. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 26 November 2015 added

  497. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 22 November 2015 added

  498. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 22 November 2015 added

  499. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 19 November and Friday 20 November 2015.

  500. Addtional vairation added, effective from Sunday 15 November 2015

  501. Licence variation effective Sunday 15 November 2015

  502. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Monday 9 November 2015 added

  503. Licence variation effective 08 November 2015

  504. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 1 November 2015 added

  505. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 28 October 2015 added.

  506. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 25 October 2015 added

  507. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 25 October 2015 added

  508. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 21 October 2015 added

  509. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 18 October 2015 added

  510. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 18 October 2015 added.

  511. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 9 October 2015 added.

  512. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 4 October 2015 added.

  513. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 3 October added

  514. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 1 October 2015 added

  515. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 27 September 2015 added

  516. Notifications dated Friday 18 September 2015 combined into one

  517. Licence variation effective Sunday 20 September 2015

  518. Licence variation effective 19 September 2015

  519. Licence variation effective from Friday 18 September 2015

  520. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 11 September 2015 added

  521. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 6 September 2015 added.

  522. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Tuesday 1 September 2015 added

  523. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 30 August 2015 and Tuesday 1 September 2015 added.

  524. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 30 August 2015 added

  525. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 29 August 2015 added.

  526. Open BLUE LING fishery in sea areas: EU and International Waters of IIa & IV at and Open TUSK fishery in sea areas: EU and International waters of IIa & XIV at 100kg per trip (100kg per trip) added

  527. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 16 August 2015 added.

  528. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1 August 2015 added.

  529. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 1 August 2015 added

  530. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 19 July 2015 added

  531. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 17 July 2015 added.

  532. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 16 July 2015 added.

  533. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 9 July 2015 added

  534. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 3 July 2015 added

  535. Additional variations added

  536. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 1 July 2015 added

  537. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 28 June 2015 added.

  538. Vessel licence variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 24 June 2015 added

  539. Vessel licence variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 25 June 2015.

  540. The latest vessel licence variations effective from 00:01 hours Friday 19 June 2015 and Sunday 21 June 2015.

  541. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 19 June 2015 added

  542. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 7 June 2015 added

  543. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 6 June 2015.

  544. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 4 June 2015.

  545. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 31 May 2015 and Monday 1 June 2015

  546. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 24 May 2015.

  547. Variation issues 14 May

  548. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 10 May 2015

  549. Old variations removed and 30 day message added

  550. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 7 May 2015.

  551. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 6 May and Thursday 7 May 2015 with links to the latest documents.

  552. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 1 May 2015.

  553. Variation effective Sunday 26 April published

  554. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Saturday 25 April 2015

  555. Licence variation effective 0001 hours on 24 April 2015

  556. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 16 April 2015

  557. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 12 April 2015

  558. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 9 April 2015

  559. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 2 April 2015 added

  560. Increase to variation dated 30 March 2015

  561. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 1 April 2015 added

  562. Licence Variation: Effective 00:01hrs Sunday 29 March 2015 - Interfish added

  563. Licence Variation: Effective 00:01hrs Saturday 28 March 2015 - (U10m - Non Sector)

  564. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Thursday 19 March 2015 added

  565. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Friday 13 March 2015

  566. Variation added effective from 00:01 hours, Sunday 8 March 2015

  567. Annexe 9199 updated

  568. Variation added effective 00:01 hours, Friday 6 March 2015

  569. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 4 March 2015 added

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

  571. Variations effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 25 February 2015 to annexe 9199

  572. Licence variation effective from 00:01 hours, Wednesday 25 February 2015

  573. Changes to annex 9199

  574. Licence variations effective 1 February 2015

  575. Variation issued Thursday 22 January 2015

  576. Licence variation effective 18 January 2015

  577. Licence variation effective 13 January 2015

  578. Licence variation effective 11 January 2015

  579. Licence variation effective from 00.01 on Thursday 1 January 2015 published

  580. Licence variation effective 27 December 2014

  581. Licence variations added effective Thursday 18 December 2014

  582. Licence variation effective 14 December 2014

  583. Licence variation effective 9 December 2014

  584. Vessel licence variation issued

  585. Added licence variation effective Monday 1 December

  586. Added licence variation effective Monday 1 December

  587. Variation uploaded - effective 16 November

  588. Licence variation issued

  589. Variation published

  590. New variation effective 00.01 on 1 November 2014

  591. Vessel licence variation

  592. Licence variation published

  593. Licence variation effective 12 October 2014

  594. Licence variation published

  595. New variation updated

  596. Licence variation effective 28 September

  597. Updated with latest licence variation effective 00.01 22 September

  598. Added licence variation effective 14 September 2014

  599. Amended error around Tusk closure

  600. updated licence variations

  601. Licence variation

  602. Additional variation (effective 00.01 24 August 2014) added

  603. variation dated 22 August addded

  604. Licence variation added

  605. Licence variation issued 8 August

  606. New variation added

  607. New licence variation

  608. Licensing variation issues 25 July

  609. New licence variation issued

  610. Licence variation added on 11 July effective 00.01 on Sunday 13 July 2014

  611. First published.

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Saturday 01 August 2026

2026-07-30 09:20
Variation issued: Saturday 01 August 2026

2026-07-23 09:30
Licence variation effective Saturday 25 July 2026.

2026-07-16 11:04
Variation issued: Sunday 19 July 2026

2026-07-09 09:25
Variation issued: Sunday 12 July 2026

2026-06-26 10:20
Variation issued: Wednesday 01 July 2026

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

2026-06-08 14:30
Licence variation effective Wednesday 10 June 2026.

2026-06-05 09:30
Licence variation effective Wednesday 10 June 2026.

2026-05-29 10:30
Licence variation effective Monday 01 June 2026.

2026-05-21 09:30
Licence variation effective Saturday 23 May 2026.

2026-04-28 13:53
Update for 01 May 2026

2026-04-23 11:30
Licence variation effective Saturday 25 April 2026.

2026-04-17 14:30
Licence variation effective Tuesday 21 April 2026.

2026-03-30 11:30
Licence variation effective Wednesday 01 April 2026.

2026-03-12 14:30
Licence variation effective 15 March 2026.

2026-03-06 14:00
Licence variation effective Sunday 08 March 2026.

2026-02-27 14:30
Licence variation effective Sunday 01 March 2026.

2026-02-26 13:30
Licence variation effective 01 March 2026.

2026-02-20 09:30
Licence variation effective Sunday 22 February 2026.

2026-02-16 08:53
Update 18 February 2026

2026-01-28 09:30
Licence variation effective Sunday 01 February 2026.

2026-01-20 08:53
Variation issued: Wednesday 21 January 2026 – update

2025-12-29 10:36
Update 01 January 2025

2025-12-16 13:44
Update 18 December 2025

2025-11-27 10:30
Licence variation effective Monday 01 December 2025.

2025-11-13 09:30
Licence variation effective Monday 17 November 2025.

2025-10-17 10:00
Licence variation effective Sunday 19 October 2025.

2025-09-26 14:24
Wednesday 01 October 2025 – update

2025-08-28 10:55
Update: Variation issued: Monday 01 September 2025

2025-08-21 08:28
Update – Variation effective on Saturday 23 August

2025-07-28 10:00
Licence variation effective Wednesday 30 July 2025.

2025-07-18 09:59
Update 20 July 2025

2025-07-10 10:00
Licence variation effective Saturday 12 July 2025.

2025-06-26 10:12
Update 01 July 2025

2025-06-13 13:49
Update for 15 June 2025

2025-06-03 12:42
Update 05 June 2025

2025-05-28 13:52
Update 01 June 2025

2025-05-13 10:00
Variation issued: Thursday 15 May 2025 added.

2025-04-28 10:54
Variation issued: Thursday 01 May 2025 – update

2025-04-14 10:30
Licence variation effective 16 April 2025.

2025-03-28 10:00
Licence variation effective 01 April 2025.

2025-03-25 12:51
Update 28/03

2025-03-14 10:32
Sunday 16 March 2025 – update

2025-02-27 09:05
Variation issued: Saturday 01 March 2025

2025-02-19 11:05
Sunday 23 February 2025 update

2025-01-23 17:00
Licence variation effective Sunday 26 January 2025.

2025-01-16 13:00
Licence variation effective Sunday 19 January 2025.

2024-12-23 09:33
Variation issued: Wednesday 01 January 2025 – update

2024-12-11 12:30
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Monday 16 December 2024

2024-11-29 15:40
Update 01 December 2024

2024-11-15 09:16
Variation issued: Friday 17 November 2024 – update

2024-10-16 14:49
The variation effective Friday 18 October 2024

2024-10-11 12:00
Variation issued: Sunday 13 October 2024 added.

2024-10-09 14:36
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Saturday 12 October 2024.

2024-10-09 13:37
Variation issued: Saturday 12 October 2024 added.

2024-09-27 13:13
Update Tuesday 01 October 2024

2024-09-13 10:07
Variation issued: Sunday 15 September 2024 – update

2024-08-29 16:18
Variation issued: Sunday 01 September 2024 update

2024-08-23 15:25
Small amends

2024-08-23 09:44
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 25 August 2024

2024-07-29 09:23
Variation issued: Thursday 01 August 2024

2024-07-17 12:00
Licence variation effective from 00:01hrs Friday 19 July 2024.

2024-07-15 13:37
Variation issued: Wednesday 17 July 2024 – update

2024-06-28 15:37
Variation issued: Monday 01 July 2024

2024-06-13 09:37
Update Saturday 15 June 2024

2024-05-30 09:05
Variation issued: Saturday 01 June 2024

2024-05-24 12:22
Variation issued: Sunday 26 May 2024 – update

2024-05-21 12:51
Licence variation effective from 00:01hrs Thursday 23 May 2024.

2024-05-10 10:00
Variation issued: Wednesday 15 May 2024.

2024-05-08 12:23
Variation issued: Sunday 12 May 2024.

2024-04-26 14:27
Update 26 April 2024.

2024-04-25 09:39
Update 01 May 2024

2024-04-11 15:19
Variation issued: Saturday 13 April 2024 – update

2024-03-27 13:58
Variation issued: Monday 01 April 2024

2024-03-22 09:01
Update 26 March 2024

2024-03-22 09:00
Update 26 March 2024

2024-03-18 12:42
Variation issued: Wednesday 20 March 2024

2024-03-07 13:03
Variation issued: Saturday 09 March 2024

2024-02-16 09:48
Variation update 18 February 2024

2024-02-09 09:28
Variation update 11 February 2024

2024-02-01 13:14
Variation update for 05 February 2024

2024-01-30 13:16
Variation update: Thursday 01 February 2024

2024-01-25 14:15
Updated for 27 January 2024

2024-01-11 12:23
Variation update 14 January 2024

2024-01-04 09:14
Variation update – 06 January 2024

2023-12-27 13:38
Variation issued: Monday 01 January 2024

2023-11-30 12:56
Deleted section on change to Crawfish minimum conservation reference size in ICES area VII in variation issued Friday December 1st.

2023-11-28 13:46
Licence variation effective Friday 01 December 2034

2023-11-16 16:58
Licence variation effective Sunday 19 November 2023

2023-11-01 16:23
Licence variation effective 5 November 2023

2023-10-31 14:16
Noted added re New catch limit for Sole when fishing with dredges in 7e which has been removed from the 1 November 2023 licence variation

2023-10-31 13:57
Section 2 New catch limit for Sole when fishing with dredges – deleted from November 1, 2023 variation

2023-10-27 14:56
Variation issued for 01 November 2023

2023-10-19 11:24
License effective from 00:01 Sunday 21 October 2023

2023-10-13 08:55
Variation update: Sunday 15 October 2023

2023-10-13 08:02
Variation update 14 October 2023

2023-10-10 10:16
Licence variation effective 00:01 Thursday 12 October 2023

2023-09-29 13:13
Variation issued: 01 October 2023

2023-09-07 09:05
Note removed on September 1st update.

2023-09-05 13:29
Update Thursday 07 September 2023

2023-08-31 15:33
Note added re removal of ‘Lyme Bay – Visibility of Fixed Gear condition’.

2023-08-30 10:25
Variation update 01 September

2023-08-02 13:36
Licence variation updated

2023-07-28 15:34
Licence variation updated

2023-07-06 14:45
Variations start date edited

2023-07-06 13:51
Licence variation effective 8 July 2023

2023-06-29 14:45
Variation updated 01 and 02 July 2023

2023-06-22 15:22
Friday 23 June 2023 – update

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

2023-06-09 11:01
Licence variation added effective 11 June 2023.

2023-05-25 15:54
Variation effective Sunday 28 May 2023 added.

2023-05-18 10:00
Variation issued, effective Sunday 21 May.

2023-05-05 14:36
Variation update 07 May 2023

2023-04-27 11:02
Variation Issued: Monday 01 May 2023

2023-04-05 09:13
Variation update 08/04

2023-03-30 12:42
Variation Issued: Saturday 01 April 2023

2023-03-22 14:09
Update for 25 March 2023

2023-03-16 11:54
Variation update 23 March 2023

2023-03-16 11:50
Variation update 23 March 2023

2023-03-06 15:52
Variation update Wednesday 08 March 2023

2023-03-06 15:50
Variation update Wednesday 08 March 2023

2023-03-03 10:29
Update 04 March 2023

2023-02-27 16:29
Variation Issued: Wednesday 01 March 2023

2023-02-08 16:03
07 Feb update

2023-02-08 16:00
07 Feb update

2023-02-02 15:42
Variation Issued: Saturday 04 February 2023

2023-01-27 13:11
Variation Issued: Sunday 29 January 2023

2023-01-19 14:48
Licence variation effective 21 January 2023.

2023-01-12 13:22
Variation Issued: Saturday 14th January 2023

2022-12-29 10:25
Variation Issued: Sunday 01 January 2023

2022-12-16 15:17
19 December update

2022-11-29 15:34
Variation update 01 December 2022

2022-11-24 15:43
Variation Issued: Sunday 27 November 2022

2022-11-17 10:17
19 November update

2022-11-03 13:58
Variation Issued: Saturday 05 November 2022

2022-10-27 11:47
Variation update – 01/11/22

2022-10-20 09:27
Variation for 23 October

2022-10-11 14:37
Variation Issued: Thursday 13 October 2022

2022-09-28 15:35
Variation added effective Saturday 1 October 2022.

2022-09-22 13:49
Variation Issued: Saturday 24 September 2022

2022-09-21 15:10
Variation update for 23 September 2022

2022-09-14 16:47
Wednesday 21 September 2022 update

2022-08-30 16:07
Update – 1 September 2022

2022-08-25 15:39
28 update

2022-08-11 15:42
August 14 update

2022-07-28 15:50
August variation

2022-07-14 14:45
Latest variation for 16th July 2022

2022-07-08 09:23
Variation – 10 July 2022

2022-06-28 16:06
July 1st Update

2022-06-16 10:21
Variation update 18 June

2022-05-30 17:23
Licence variation effective 1 June 2022

2022-05-19 15:20
Licence variation effective 21 May 2022

2022-05-10 17:25
Variation effective Thursday 12 May 2022

2022-04-27 11:58
Licence variation effective Thursday 28 April 2022

2022-04-21 17:09
Licence variation effective 24 April 2022

2022-04-21 17:06
Licence variation effective 24 April 2022

2022-04-08 17:08
Variation update

2022-03-30 17:36
Variation effective 1 April 2022

2022-03-22 17:19
variation 24 March 2020

2022-03-18 14:48
Variation effective 20 March 22

2022-03-09 16:20
Variation issued Wednesday 9 March