Oct 1st, 2025
3 mins
The UK’s Fisheries Administrations have launched the ‘Fish, Trace, Ship’ campaign to support the UK’s seafood supply chain prepare for major changes in how we export to EU businesses from 10 January 2026.
The campaign, led by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), will make clear what action will need to be taken by each sector of the supply chain, from fishers and merchants through to processors and exporters, to be ready for these imminent changes.
MMO has set up a dedicated campaign site to provide an easy-to-access information resource as well as a source of latest news and educational guides.
The online content will be continually updated over the coming weeks and months so businesses are urged to sign up for updates to ensure they are always up to speed with developments.
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters will need to provide additional information on Catch Certificates from 10 January 2026. To support exporters in preparing for these changes, the new fields will be rolled out in the Catch Certificate application in three planned releases, from July 2025.
During this initial period, the new fields will be optional to complete. This phased approach is designed to give exporters time to become familiar with the information they will need to provide once the requirements become mandatory in January 2026.
The new requirements cover following areas:
- Fishing Trip Dates
- Gear Type
- Catch Areas
- Transport details
- Appearance
- Data Upload Journey
- Csv file structure
More detail can be found here
