Permits

Shellfish Permit
Hand Gathering Permit
Oyster Permit

Shellfish Permit

Shellfish Permit Byelaw 2015
Shellfish Permit Guidance
FAQs
Gear Marking Guide

Application

Commercial Permit
Recreational Permit

Guidance

Commercial
Recreational

Catch Returns

2024 Report Return Form
Guidance Video - Submitting Catch Return Data

Tags

Commercial Replacement
Recreational Replacement
Additional / Temporary Tags
Where to Attach Tags

Hand Gathering Permit

Hand Gathering Byelaw 2021  
Quick Reference Guidance
FAQs

Application

Hand Gathering Permit
Permit Application Guidance

General Guidance

Introductory Guidance Chichester Harbour
Medmerry & Bracklesham Bay
Pagham Harbour Bay
Adur Estuary SSSI
Beachy Head East and West MCZ's
Dungeness, Romney Marsh, Rye Bay

Catch Returns

Catch Return Guidance - Introduction Catch Return Guidance - Step-by-Step Return - Database
Video - Submitting Catch Return Data Video - Submitting Nil Return

Chichester Harbour Oyster Permit

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHICHESTER HARBOUR OYSTER FISHERY WILL BE CLOSED INDEFINITELY

Following continued low density of native oyster stocks, and subsequent de-classification of the Chichester Harbour oyster beds, we have issued a formal notice of closure

Oyster Permit Byelaw
Oyster Permit Guidance
Application
Notice of Closure

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