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Write to, email or call your local Marine Management Organisation office (MMO)
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
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…
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
Guidance on oil spills
We recruit people across a wide range of roles at all levels of the organisation.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act.
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine l…
Marine planning is a new approach to managing the seas around England
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
Collection of documents about fishing vessel licences.
Register a vessel, get a licence entitlement and convert it to a licence
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
Get a licence to carry out any work that disturbs the seabed, including building, laying pipelines or cables, dredging and disposing of waste, or get a marine wildlife licence if you might disturb protected species
Information on impact assessment requirements for marine licence applications.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
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