Register your fishing vessel as a food business

The food business operator (FBO)

The food business operator (FBO) is the name of the vessel owner(s) as recorded with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Are you the food business operator (FBO) of the vessel? : *

Yes
No

Not the Food Business Operator (FBO)

You must be the FBO to complete the registration form

About the fishing business

Is this a: *

Starting a new business
Registering the business for the first time

New business

What date did the business start? *

Food business operator’s details

Full name: *

House name/number:

Postcode: *

Phone: *

Email:

Are you also the skipper? *

Yes
No

Type of business

Is the business a: *

Sole trader
Partnership
Limited Company
Other

Limited company

Company name: *

Registered office address: *

Company registration number: *

About the fishing vessel

Name: *

Port letters and numbers: *

Length (metres): *

Is the vessel a: *

Factory vessel
Beam trawler
Crabber
Other

About the catch

Select all that apply

Fish

Crustaceans (crab/lobster)

Shellfish

Cuttlefish

Other

Crew

What is the typical number of crew? *

1 to 2
3 to 10
11 or more

Waste disposal

Do you have a contract to dispose of your commercial waste? *

Yes
No

Size of the vessel

Is the vessel under 10m? *

Yes
No

Vessel under 10 meters

Vessels under 10m do not always need to have an inspection.

As your vessel is under 10m we will review you’re application when submitted and let you know if we need to carry out an inspection.

Skippers details

Full name: *

Contact phone number: *

Your catch

Please give the typical monthly quantities in kgs for you catch

About your catch

Do you land any catch direct to any fish market? *

Yes
No

Do any of your customers export your product to the EU? *

Yes
No
Not sure

Do you export catch to the EU? *

Yes
No

Keeping the catch protected from contamination

Once the catch is brought on board how do you protect it from physical and chemical contamination?

Select all that apply

Fish room

Cool box

Lidded bins

Other

Cleaning chemicals

Which types of cleaning chemicals do you use on board?

Select all that apply

Food grade sanitiser

Bleach

Sea-water only

Other

Data Protection

The information you have provided on this form will be used to deal with your request by the relevant department. We may pass your details on to contracted third party service providers. We will store a copy of your completed request as a backup for 12 months.

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