Skip to main content GOV.UK uses cookies to make the site simpler. Find out more about cookies GOV.UK Search Search Menu Search Departments Worldwide How government works Get involved Policies Publications Consultations Statistics Announcements Environmental management – form Licence to protect fisheries from fish-eating birds From: Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs First published: 14 April 2015 Last updated: 16 July 2015, see all updates Part of: Bird licences, Wildlife and habitat conservation and Environmental management Applies to: England Licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing significant damage to a fishery. Documents Application for a licence to kill or take cormorants causing serious damage to fisheries (A06) PDF, 1.27MB, 11 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request a different format. If you use assistive technology and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Application for a licence to kill or take fish-eating birds causing serious damage to fisheries (A07) PDF, 376KB, 11 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request a different format. If you use assistive technology and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Report your actions under this licence PDF, 182KB, 4 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request a different format. If you use assistive technology and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Detail You may get a licence to kill or take wild birds if there’s no other satisfactory way to prevent serious damage to fisheries or inland waters. This licence applies to: cormorants (use form A06) goosanders mergansers herons otters Report action taken You need to report any action you took under these licences using the report form on this page. You should do this no later than 30 April each year, even if you’ve taken no action. This form is also used to renew your licence. Published: 14 April 2015 Updated: 16 July 2015 + full page history 16 July 2015 2:36pm Replaced cormorant application form (A06) with revised version. 14 April 2015 12:00am First published. From: Natural England Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Part of: Bird licences Help us improve GOV.UK Don’t include personal or financial information, eg your National Insurance number or credit card details. What you were doing Send What went wrong Services and information Benefits Births, deaths, marriages and care Business and self-employed Childcare and parenting Citizenship and living in the UK Crime, justice and the law Disabled people Driving and transport Education and learning Employing people Environment and countryside Housing and local services Money and tax Passports, travel and living abroad Visas and immigration Working, jobs and pensions Departments and policy How government works Departments Worldwide Policies Publications Announcements Support links Help Cookies Contact Terms and conditions Rhestr o Wasanaethau Cymraeg Built by the Government Digital Service Open Government Licence All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated © Crown copyright