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  • Technical Conservation and Landing Obligation rules and regulations 2020

    Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2020. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • FISP projects

    Summaries of the projects that have been awarded funding in the Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • 2021 - I-VMS type approval programme

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is conducting a programme to assess vessel monitoring systems to identify devices that meet its technical specifications for reporting of location, heading and speed by under 12m fish…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • List of I-VMS type approved devices for under 12 metre English vessels

    Information to support commercial fishers on under 12 metre English vessels.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Celtic Sea and Western Channel demersal Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)

    The Celtic Sea and Western Channel Demersal Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) covers English and Welsh waters within ICES areas 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • How to manually report electronic logbook reports

    Information that must be sent manually to the UK Fisheries Call Centre if your electronic logbook software system fails.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • How to report fishing activities using an electronic logbook software system

    Details of how to report fishing activities, codes for different reports and common species, and extra details for vessel fishing in Norway.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Points for Masters

    The following documents below provides guidance for the MMO’s ‘Point’s for Masters’ public register.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Reduce dolphin and porpoise by-catch

    Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • RFG Newsletters Winter 2024

    Winter 2024 edition of the RFG newsletters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)

    The Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) covers ICES divisions 4b and 4c and includes demersal species red, tub and grey gurnards, cuttlefish, squid, octopus, john dory, red mul…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Southern North Sea and English Channel Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)

    The Southern North Sea and English Channel Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan covers ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 4b and 4c and includes species Thornback ray, Blonde ray, Undulate ray, Small-eyed ray, Spotted ray, Cuckoo r…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Regional Fisheries Groups - North East 4b

    The region covers Berwick to Cleethorpes/Grimsby Port.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • 2022 UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data

    UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Quota Leasing Scheme - April 2024

    Offer of additional quota to vessels in the non-sector with under 10 metre capped licences and over 10 metres: Category B, Category C and no-quota annex licences.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Apply for the Infrastructure Scheme round 3: vessel improvements

    Find out how to apply for funding to improve vessels to reduce fuel use and emissions

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Get fishing or management rights for a shellfishery

    How to apply for a several order or a regulating order: application process and documents required.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Pollack Compensation Scheme

    Defra has this week (10 April 2024) launched a Pollack compensation scheme to provide support to those who have been most impacted by the bycatch-only pollack fishery in the South-West.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Quota Leasing Scheme - January 2024

    There is anticipated to be excess quota in the non-sector pools. In order to make the best use of this quota and to ensure opportunities are available to as many vessels as possible. Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is t…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • RFG Newsletters Summer 2023

    Summer 2023 edition of the RFG newsletters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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