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The MMO is exploring a range of solutions for the fishing industry after the recent closures of key fisheries as a last resort measure.
A fishing vessel owner and master have been found guilty of illegally fishing for scallops in a protected area of Lyme Bay.
The MMO has clarified the recent closure of the skates and rays fishery in the Eastern English Channel (ICES area VIId).
More than 700,000 extra days at sea have been secured for UK fishermen in Western Waters in 2014.
The MMO has published the results of catch quota trials which took place in the North Sea during 2013.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A fishing vessel master and owner were ordered to pay a total of over £25,000 by Bodmin Magistrates Court on 31 July 2014.
A fishing vessel skipper was ordered to pay fines and costs for fisheries offences relating to the use of an illegal net and obstruction.
The skippers and owners of a fishing vessel have been ordered to pay over £16,000 in relation to electronic logbook offences.
Opportunity for someone with commercial fisheries expertise to influence the management of inshore fisheries in the south of England.
An opportunity to manage inshore fisheries in north-east England is available for someone with commercial fisheries expertise.
The Marine Management Organisation has increased catch limits for a range of fish species after talks with fishermen.
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