Registration of Buyers and Sellers of First Sale Fish

The Registration of Buyers and Sellers of First Sale Fish and Designation of Auction Sites Scheme 2005 came into effect on 1 September 2005.  Under this scheme, buyers and sellers of first sale fish and shellfish landed in the UK must register with the fisheries department in the country where they buy or sell.  Any fish market which sells first sale fish and shellfish must also be registered as a 'designated market'. First sale fish is fish landed from a fishing vessel which is being sold for the first time for which sales notes must be submitted to fisheries departments and records maintained.

The relevent forms can be downloaded by clicking on the following links: