fishing licence vs fishing permit

fishing licence and fishing permit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fishing licence	Yes	No	No	No
fishing permit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fishing licence and fishing permit are synonyms defined as:

fishing licence and fishing permit: a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time

Other synonyms of fishing licence include fishing license.

fishing licence (noun)	fishing permit (noun)
a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time	a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time