Commercial Permits

Please use this email for any permit queries:

permits@devonandsevernifca.gov.uk
Requirement for Additional Information – October 2024

Please note that from 1st October 2024, for commercial permit applications (excluding a Commercial Netting Permit for a non-powered vessel), D&S IFCA will require copies of a General Fishing Licence as provided by the Marine Management Organisation and a Transcript/ Certificate of Registry as provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency 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

Please select the type of D&S IFCA commercial permit you need from the selections below. Please note that if your intention is to undertake scallop dredging within Salcombe Harbour, using a vessel below 7 metres in overall length, please apply for a Category One Mobile Fishing Permit.