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Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Marine planning is a new approach to managing the seas around England
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS), administered by Marine Management Organisation (MMO) on behalf of Defra, delivers investments to safeguard the long-term sustainability, resilience and prosperity of the seafood secto…
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
We recruit people across a wide range of roles at all levels of the organisation.
Write to, email or call your local Marine Management Organisation office (MMO)
Register a vessel, get a licence entitlement and convert it to a licence
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
Collection of documents about fishing vessel licences.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Guidance on oil spills
The 2022 report on the UK commercial fishing industry including statistical tables and underlying data sets.
Guidance to assist fishers understand how and when I-VMS will be delivered in English waters, how it may affect them, their responsibilities, and the steps they need to consider.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
The licence sets out where you can fish, what you are not allowed to fish and the limits for the stocks you are allowed to fish and land.
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