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This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
The 2022 report on the UK commercial fishing industry including statistical tables and underlying data sets.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
Use this service to create a UK storage document for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for storage, ready for export.
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.
Figures on the fishing industry are released every month, in addition to the annual sea fisheries statistics report
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
These annual figures provide a broad picture of the UK fishing industry and its operations.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
We publish national and other statistics on marine activities in England and the UK.
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Collection of documents about fishing vessel licences.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human elem…
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2022.
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