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Marine Management Organisation (MMO) making improvements to the marine licensing process.
Stakeholders have just a few weeks left to respond to MMO’s consultation on proposed fisheries management measures in 42 of England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
EU IUU Regulation 2026 Changes
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New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters will need to provide additional information on catch certificates from 10 January 2026. To support exporters in preparing for these changes, the new fields will be rolled out in the Catch Certificate application in three planned releases, from July 2025.
I-VMS Urgent Update
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Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is aware that Succorfish is no longer transmitting I-VMS data to the UK VMS Hub. This is preventing MMO and other regulators from receiving positional data from under-12m vessels using Succorfish type-approved I-VMS devices.
Les Philpott will serve as Chair for a three-year term
MMO shines Fish, Trace, Ship campaign spotlight on actions to keep UK exports to the EU flowing
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Generating a catch certificate from the Fish Export Service for a seafood consignment to enter EU markets requires each part of the UK supply chain to meet its data obligations accurately and on time.
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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act.
MMO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
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Tyneside House
Skinnerburn Rd
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE4 7AR
United Kingdom
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0300 123 1032
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Skinnerburn Rd
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 7AR
United Kingdom
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