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The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will open a bluefin tuna (BFT) catch and release recreational fishery (CRRF) in English waters in 2026. The MMO will run the application process and will issue permits only for vessel鈥�
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Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
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News on application processes for the 2026 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
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Stage 3 marine protected areas (MPA) site assessments and a methodology document.
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Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 January 2026,
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters now need to provide additional information on catch certificates and other IUU documents. The changes detailed below had been inco鈥�
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
For 2026, the UK has a quota allocation of 553 tonnes for the North Atlantic albacore (Thunnus alalunga) stock (ALB/AN05N), which may be taken in UK or EU waters. The 553 tonnes includes an amount set aside for bycatch by th鈥�
Find out about the aims of the UK Seafood Fund and what funding was available. This fund is now closed to new applications.
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