The Fish Export Service is open now for fish and seafood exporters to practice creating sample catch certificates, processing and storage documents before it goes live on 29 December.

The trial is available 24/7 until 18 December except for two planned down time periods from 4pm Friday 11 December to 12 midnight Sunday 13 December and for one hour on 17 December.

Go to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/create-a-uk-catch-certificate.

MMO has extended its support to help fishers and export businesses prepare – call our specialist teams on 0330 159 1989.

Check out government's ‘one stop shop’ for fish exports to the EU from the 1 January.