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MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
This page provides details of the efficacy and toxicity tests oil spill treatment products (OSTPs) must pass before being approved for use in UK waters, including information on the associated fees and methods for payment.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
Marine Management Organisation guidance on the environmental benefits of advanced mooring systems over traditional moorings, as well as the consent and marine licencing process.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
The Celtic Sea and Western Channel demersal Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) covers English and Welsh waters within ICES areas 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h.
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.
Information on the UK's implementation of Data Collection Framework legislation (as amended in retained EU law)
How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.
Regional Fisheries Groups (RFGs) are an initiative set up to enable the inshore fishing sector to come together to share views and promote collaborative working with organisations such as MMO, Defra, Cefas and local IFCAs.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
Guide to the rules and regulations to know before performing sea-fishing activities to supply aquariums and zoos.
Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation is in the Southern North Sea, off the east coast of England.
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
The region covers Worth Matravers/Saint Alban's Head around coast of Cornwall, to Bristol. This includes the Isles of Scilly.
UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
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