Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for Fishing Vessel License or Permit is available in Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Office contact link
2. Downloadable application form is available in the following link
3. Applicant must provide all information that is requested in the application form.
4. Applicant should make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
5. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Applicant should make sure to attach photocopies of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure along with the application form while submitting the form at the office.
7. The Fee for this procedure can be paid as per the authority’s request.
8. The licensing officer shall conduct inspection to check whether the vessel complies with the rules and the inspection report will be submitted to the authorities.
9. If all the above-mentioned procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the license will be provided to them within a stipulated period of time. The license can be collected at the office.

• Completed Application Form link
• ID Proof – National ID/Driving License
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Tools used for fishing
• Condition of the Vessel
• Ownership Certificate of the Vessel
• Certificate of Sea Worthiness

Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries
Location: Dar es Salaam
Address: Nelson Mandela Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact link
Location link

• Any Individual in Tanzania with a Vessel and wishing to do fishing are eligible.

• The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• Fishing Vessel License is valid for a stipulated period of time.

• Document that can be used is provided in the following link

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• Processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by concerned authorities.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the Applicant
• Age
• Address
• Contact Number
• Email Address

• Any Individual in Tanzania who is going to do fishing in any river or lake or sea in Tanzania with a Vessel must have a License for doing it legally.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries link

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