Sea Fish Licensing (England) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 647 of 2015). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Authorization/permit Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Order provides for the execution and enforcement of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy. Subject to specified exceptions, the Order prohibits fishing by English fishing boats, wherever they may be, unless authorised by a licence granted by the Marine Management Organisation. It is an offence under section 4(3) of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 for the master, owner or charterer to use a fishing boat in contravention of the prohibition. The prohibition in does not apply to: (a) fishing for salmon or migratory trout; (b) fishing by any boat used wholly for the purpose of conveying persons wishing to fish solely for pleasure; (c) fishing in waters lying within 12 miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands respectively is measured, but not extending beyond a line every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points of such baselines and the corresponding baselines adjacent to the United Kingdom and France respectively; (d) fishing for common eels (Anguilla anguilla) by any boat the length of which is not more than 10 metres; or (e) fishing by any boat the length of which is not more than 10 metres and which does not have an engine to power the boat. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No. 847/96, (EC) No. 2371/2002, (EC) No. 811/2004, (EC) No. 768/2005, (EC) No. 2115/2005, (EC) No. 2166/2005, (EC) No. 388/2006, (EC) No. 509/2007, (EC) No. 676/2007, (EC) No. 1098/2007, (EC) No. 1300/2008, (EC) No. 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No. 2847/93, (EC) No. 1627/94 and (EC) No. 1966/2006. Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2019) Keyword: Access-to-information, Allocation/quota, Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Artisanal fishing, Biodiversity, Certification, Coastal zone management, Cooperative/producer organization, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Fishery management and conservation, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Foreign fishing, Harbour, Inspection, International organization, International trade, Landing, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Maritime zone, Marking/identification, Monitoring, Non-commercial fishing, Offences/penalties, Precautionary principle, Processing/handling, Protected fishing area, Protection of species, Registration, Seasons, Size, Standards, Total allowable catch, Traceability/product tracing, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (Chapter 84). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1967 (2020) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Landing, Size, Fishing gear/fishing method, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Fisheries Act 2020 (Chapter 22). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2020 Keyword: Framework law, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Freshwater fishes, Total allowable catch, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Precautionary principle, Aquaculture, Aquatic animals, Registration, Foreign fishing, Authorization/permit, Fish disease, Fishing vessel, Fishing area, Fishing authorization, Fishing charge, Biodiversity, Business/industry/corporations, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Bycatch, Certification, Coastal zone management, Data collection/reporting, Animal health, Maritime zone, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX