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As of 1 January 2015 all fishermen targeting pelagic quota species must land all the fish they catch
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A Rye fish merchant who failed to provide legal documents relating to fish sales has been ordered to pay over £6000 in court.
The MMO has updated its guidance on quota leasing and on activities to source quota for the under 10 metre and non-sector fleet.
Multi-million agreement signed today by the Kuwait Environment Public Authority & Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science.
Deal strikes the right balance between supporting business and conserving fish stocks.
Ahead of EU Fisheries Council next week the government has pledged to lobby hard to deliver a fair deal for the UK's fishing industry
Fishermen are invited to propose Fisheries Science Partnership project ideas for 2015/16.
The fishing industry is encouraged to have its say on how remaining 2014 quota for cod in area VIId should be used within England.
Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy.
The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.
Early notification about Western Waters (ICES Area VII) edible and spider crab effort management for quarter 4 2014.
The MMO has provided an update about recent and anticipated closures of fisheries due to quota limits being exhausted.
EU deal struck to help Scottish fishermen combat Russian trade embargo
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 restoration of North Shields fish quay, supported by the EFF, has been named one of the North East's best restoration sites.
Support for Scotland's fishing industry in response to Russia’s unjustified food export ban.
The MMO has published the results of catch quota trials which took place in the North Sea during 2013.
The MMO is pleased to announce that Defra has agreed to extend the current European Fisheries Fund (EFF) scheme beyond 30 June 2014.
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