Apply for a Permit

Do you need a permit?

D&S IFCA issues permits to manage different fishing activities. These include:

• Mobile Fishing (Trawling, Scallop Dredging & Ring Netting)
• Potting
• Netting
• Diving for crab, lobster and scallops

If you conduct these fishing methods either commercially or recreationally, you need to have a permit. 

Our on-line facility allows you to apply for and pay for a permit that will then be processed by D&S IFCA, normally within seven working days.

Please use this email for any permit queries: 

permits@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk

You can also contact the Office (01803 854648) and application forms can be provided for you to complete. Please be aware that incorrect information can delay the permit application process.

YOUR APPLICATION

Information for Commercial Permit Applicants:

From 1^st October 2024, for commercial permit applications (excluding a Commercial Netting Permit for a non-powered vessel), D&S IFCA will require copies of a Fishing Licence and a Certificate of Registry for the vessel named on the application form. The information is required for new applications and if an existing permit holder intends to renew a permit when it expires.

During the application process, you will be asked to email copies of any relevant documents to:

permits@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk.

The email must contain a copy of the relevant documents attached either as a scan or as a good quality photo of each page. If applicants prefer, there is the option to post copies of any relevant document to us.

Devon and Severn IFCA. Brixham Laboratory. Freshwater Quarry. Brixham. Devon. TQ5 8BA.

• PLEASE DO NOT POST ORIGINALS

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