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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 the non-sector as well as each producer organisation.

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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  1. Variation update 29/09

  2. Cat A Pelagic Licence Schedule 17 updated.

  3. Lyme Bay and Torbay Site of Community Importance conditions removed.

  4. Variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 06 September 2026

  5. Variation update: 01 September 2026

  6. Update 01 August 2026

  7. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 25 July 2026.

  8. Variation update - Sunday 18 July 2026

  9. Category A (Pelagic): annexe (1799 - added

  10. 12 July 2026 update

  11. Friday 03 July 2026 updates.

  12. Updates for Wednesday 01 July 2026 variation.

  13. Update 01 July 2026

  14. Update 19 June 2026

  15. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 10 June 2026.

  16. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 10 June 2026.

  17. Category B: Annexe (3199) updated.

  18. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 01 June 2026.

  19. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 23 May 2026.

  20. Update 07/05

  21. Update for 01 May 2026

  22. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 25 April 2026.

  23. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Tuesday 21 April 2026.

  24. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 01 April 2026.

  25. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 15 March 2026.

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  37. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 01 December 2025.

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  39. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 19 October 2025.

  40. Update 26/09

  41. Update: Variation 01 September 2025

  42. Update - variation effective 00:01 hrs Saturday 23 August

  43. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 30 July 2025.

  44. Update 20 July 2025

  45. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 12 July 2025.

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  57. Update Sunday 23 February 2025

  58. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 26 January 2025.

  59. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 19 January 2025.

  60. Category C: schedule (41) - small amend

  61. Licence Variation: Effective 00:01 hrs Wednesday 01 January 2025

  62. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 16 December 2024.

  63. Update 01 December 2024

  64. Update 17/11

  65. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Friday 18 October 2024.

  66. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 13 October 2024.

  67. Category A (Pelagic): conditions (17) - file replacement.

  68. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 12 October 2024.

  69. Variation update 01 October 2024

  70. Licence Variation: Effective 00:01 hrs Sunday 15 September 2024

  71. Update 01 September 2024

  72. Update Sunday 25 August 2024

  73. Blackwater update

  74. Variation effective 00:01 hrs Thursday 01 August

  75. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Friday 19 July 2024.

  76. Update to Migratory Trout, 16 July 2024.

  77. Variation update Wednesday 17 July 2024

  78. Update 01 July 2024

  79. Variation update 15 June 2024

  80. Update 01 June 2024

  81. Capped licence: annexe (9499) - update

  82. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 23 May 2024.

  83. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 15 May 2024.

  84. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 12 May 2024.

  85. Update May 01 2024

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  87. Variation update 01 April 2024

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  93. Variation update: 05 February 2024

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  97. Variation update - 06 January 2024

  98. Variation update for 2024

  99. Attachments updated.

  100. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 01 December 2023

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  102. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 5 November.

  103. Attachments updated

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  109. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 12 October 2023

  110. 111 update

  111. Variation update: October 01 2023

  112. Thames and Black Water Herring Conditions and Schedule updated

  113. Variation update 07 Sept 2023

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  115. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 05 August

  116. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Tuesday 1 August 2032

  117. update 08/07

  118. Licence Variations: Effective 00:01 hrs Saturday 01 July & 00:01 hrs Sunday 02 July 2023 - update

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  120. Variation update 18th June 2023

  121. Licence schedules and annexes updated to reflect variation effective 11 June 2023.

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  123. Licences updated to reflect variation issued 28 May 2023

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  139. Sector: conditions (91) update

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  142. Variation update for Monday 19th December

  143. Understand your fishing vessel licence - update

  144. Changed 29/11

  145. 27 November update

  146. Western Fish Producer’s Organisation (4129) - update

  147. Category A: Annexe (1199) & Category A (Islands): annexe (1299) update

  148. Update - 3 November

  149. Annexe update 9199 & 9499

  150. Variation update - 23 October

  151. Wales and West Coast Fish Producers' Organisation (1119) - Update

  152. Licences updated to reflect variation effective Saturday 1 October 2022.

  153. Uncapped licence: annexe (9199) & Capped licence: annexe (9499) updated

  154. Update 23 September

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  156. Thames and Blackwater: schedule (23) - 14 September update

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  165. Licence annexes updated in line with variation dated 1 June 2022

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  181. change to annex in line with variation dated 17 December 2021

  182. changes in annexes in line with variation dated 11 December 2021

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  197. 15th August update

  198. Annexes updated in line with variation dated 7 August 2021

  199. Annexes updated in line with variations dated 30 July 2021 and 2 August 2021

  200. Updated

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  202. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 16 July 2021

  203. Annexes updated in line with variation dated 10 July 2021

  204. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 30/06

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  207. Changes to schedules in line with variation dated 13 June 2021

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  210. Updated annexes in line with variation dated 12 May 2021

  211. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 1 May 2021

  212. updated following licence variation dated 25 April 2021

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  214. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 18th April 2021

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  216. Update 01/04

  217. Variation upate 01/04

  218. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated March 31 2021

  219. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 28 March 2021

  220. Changes to Annexes in line with licence variation dated 20 March 2021

  221. Switched docs

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  223. Updates 05/03

  224. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 26 February 2021

  225. Sea

  226. Added to Deep Sea

  227. Removed and added

  228. 21/02 amends

  229. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 18/02

  230. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 15 February 2021

  231. Changes to annexes in line with variation effective 29 January 2021

  232. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 22 January 2021

  233. Cat A updates

  234. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 17 January 2021

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  237. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 31 December 2020

  238. change to annex in line with variations effective from 23:01 hrs (GMT) 31 December 2020

  239. 24/12 update

  240. Change to Annexes

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  242. changes to annexes in line with variation dated 26 November

  243. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Sunday 22 November 2020

  244. 15 changed 18th

  245. Removed Consultation. Variation changed 15 November.

  246. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 12 November 2020

  247. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 6 November 2020

  248. New measures added. 1st Nov update

  249. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 25 October 2020

  250. Thames and Blackwater herring schedule updated

  251. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 16 October

  252. Updated following variation dated 10 October 2020

  253. updates regarding boulder locations

  254. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 1 October 2020

  255. Variations updated 27th September

  256. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 12 September

  257. Changes to annexes in line with variations dated 6 and 7 September 2020

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  261. Changes for 8 & 9 August 2020

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  263. Updated in line with variation dated 26th July

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  265. Updated attachments as per email instruction

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  269. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Wednesday 10 June 2020

  270. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 7 June 2020

  271. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Monday 1 June 2020

  272. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Thursday 28 April 2020

  273. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 21 May 2020

  274. Updated licence conditions 12, 11, 17, 31, 41 and 24

  275. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 1 May 2020

  276. Annex 9199 updated in line with variation effective date Friday 10 April 2020

  277. changes to annexes in line with variation dated 27 March 2020

  278. New number for UKFMC included

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  281. Annexes updated in line with variation dated 1 March 2020

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  309. changes to annexes in line with variation dated 28 July 2019

  310. Annexes updated to reflect variation effective Saturday 27 July 2019

  311. Update on monitored licences

  312. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 21 July 2019

  313. 412 Licence updated

  314. Changes to annexes in line with variation dated 14 July 2019

  315. Annex changed

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  319. Changes to Annexes in line with Variation dated 24 May 2019

  320. Annexes updated in line with variation issued 16 May 2019

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  324. changes to annexes in line with variation dated 14 April 2019

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  326. Licences updated to reflect variation published on 28 March 2019

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  371. licence variation for under 10 metre vessels

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  376. Latent capacity licence update

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  538. Schedule 17 updated

  539. Annexes updated

  540. Annexe 119 and 319 updated

  541. Documents updated

  542. Documents updated

  543. update to annexe in line with updated variation dated Friday 13 November

  544. changes to annexes in line with variation dated Friday 13 November 2015

  545. Documents updated

  546. change to annexe in line with variation dated Thursday 08 November 2015

  547. Annexes updated

  548. Annexes updated

  549. Annexes updated

  550. Annex 9199, 9499, 119 and 319 updated

  551. Schedules updated

  552. Annexe 913 updated

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

  554. Documents updated

  555. Documents updated

  556. Annexe 1199 updated

  557. Annexe 119, 1110, and 4110 updated

  558. Documents updated

  559. 18 documents updated

  560. Annexe 119 updated

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

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

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

  564. PDFs updated

  565. 23con PDF updated

  566. Annexe updated

  567. Annexe 1110 updated

  568. Annexes updated

  569. Annexes updated

  570. Annexe 119 and 319 updated

  571. Annexes updated

  572. Annexes updated

  573. Documents changed

  574. PDFs updated

  575. Annexe 118 updated

  576. Annexes updated

  577. Annexe 119 updated

  578. Documents updated

  579. Annexes updated

  580. Annexe updated

  581. Annexes updated

  582. Annexes updated to reflect Scottish real time closure

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

  584. Annexes changed to reflect restrictions in bass fishing

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

  586. Documents updated

  587. Annex 119 added

  588. Conditions PDFs changed

  589. Annexe 9199 updated

  590. Annexe updated

  591. Annexes and conditions updated

  592. Annexe 112 updated

  593. Annexes updated according to variation dated 14 May 2015

  594. Annexe 119 and 319 updated

  595. Documents updated

  596. Documents updated

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

  598. Annex updated according to variation dated 24 April 2015

  599. Annexe 1199 updated

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

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

  602. Annexe1110 updated

  603. Annexe 1110 updated

  604. PDFs updated

  605. Additional documents relating to variation dated 30 March 2015

  606. Annexes updated

  607. Annexe 1125 and 1725 added

  608. Annexe 9199 updated

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

  610. Annexe 9199 and 9499 updated

  611. Annexe 1125 and 1725 updated

  612. Annexe 9199 updated

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

  614. Transitional Condition A (11) updated

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

  616. Annexe 9199 updated

  617. Transitional 11con schedule updated

  618. Annexe 9199 updated

  619. Annexes updated as per variation dated 30 January 2015

  620. annex updated due to variation dated 22 January 2014

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

  622. Annexe 119 and Annexe 319 updated

  623. Changes to annexes 111, 171, 911

  624. Annexe 9499 updated

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

  626. Changes to annex 119

  627. Changes to annexe 9199

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

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

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

  631. annexes updated to match variation

  632. Annexes updated to match variation

  633. Updated to match variation issued 31 October

  634. Updated to reflect variation

  635. Annexes changed to match vessel licence variation

  636. annexes updated to match licence variation

  637. Annexes updated as per variation effective 12 October

  638. annexes updated to match licence variation

  639. schedules updated to reflect variation dated 29 September 2014

  640. updated according to licence variation

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

  642. Updated annex for licence 112

  643. updated a number of annexes

  644. Annexes updated as per variation

  645. annexes updated

  646. Annexes updated according to licence variation

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

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

  649. Annexes updated

  650. Licence annexes uploaded in line with variation

  651. Schedules updated

  652. First published.

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2026-09-29 11:56
Variation update 29/09

2026-09-09 12:38
Cat A Pelagic Licence Schedule 17 updated.

2026-09-09 12:33
Lyme Bay and Torbay Site of Community Importance conditions removed.

2026-09-04 09:43
Variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 06 September 2026

2026-08-28 10:36
Variation update: 01 September 2026

2026-07-30 09:30
Update 01 August 2026

2026-07-23 09:30
Changes to annexes in line with variation dated Saturday 25 July 2026.

2026-07-16 11:09
Variation update – Sunday 18 July 2026

2026-07-15 11:06
Category A (Pelagic): annexe (1799 – added

2026-07-09 09:27
12 July 2026 update

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