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Use this form to apply for a licence for a British-registered fishing vessel.
UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data.
Monthly Sea Fisheries Statistics April 2024
The recovery of rare, threatened and important habitats and species in English waters is another step closer from today (Friday 22 March 2024).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The main decision-making and management bodies at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
The MMO has explained the rules around rescuing protected marine species.
Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations applicable from 2022 onwards. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
How to make a complaint about the Marine Management Organisation’s service.
Details of Sofia (previously known as “Dogger Bank Teesside B”) Offshore Windfarm – Variation 4
Details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Information for PO's on how to gain recognition, produce annual reports, submit production and marketing plans and ensure compliance.
Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
Published June 2021 the North West Inshore and North West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Scotland to the border with Wales.
Information and documents on the development of the South Marine Plans
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
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