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The region covers Hoylake to the Scottish Border at Carlisle.
UK National North Sea Cod Avoidance Plan
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.
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing in 2019.
On Friday 19 June 2015 a precautionary area in Koralbanken has been set for fishing vessels, fishing with seine net and trawl for demersal species.
Please note: the Marine Planning Iteration 3 engagement period ended on 29 March 2019. An engagement summary can be viewed below.
Guidance note to show how users, decision-makers and applicants could apply marine plans and use the Explore Marine Plans service
Newsletter from the MMO marine planning team May 2020
Newsletter from the MMO marine planning team Winter 2018
Newsletter from the MMO marine planning team October 2018
Issue information sheets for the south west marine plan areas
The following responses are provided for the Q&A session that was held within the webinar
Iteration 2: Public engagement on draft visions and options for marine planning in the north east, north west, south east and south west
Scottish Real Time Closures (RTCs) 7 August 2015 to 27 August 2015
The European Commission granted the UK and other member states specific quotas for undulate ray in 2015.
Newsletter from the MMO marine planning team Summer 2018
From 1 October 2017 UK registered vessels must not fish for berried lobsters.
Opening times during the 2020 holiday period
Marine plan monitoring surveys were carried out between the 5th January and the 7th March 2022 for the North East, North West, East, South, South East and South West Marine Plans.
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