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Services

  1. Monthly Shellfish Activity Return (MSAR 1)

    This form must be completed by all masters of under 10 metre fishing vessels with a shellfish entitlement.

  2. Combine or separate a fishing vessel licence or entitlement (AFL19)

    Use this form to combine or separate a vessel licence or entitlement and use the component parts of the licence or entitlement.

  3. Commercial fishing vessel licence application form

    Use this form to apply for a licence for a British-registered fishing vessel.

  4. Fish and land nephrops: vessels 10 metres and under

    Vessels 10 metres and under must notify how much nephrops they caught and landed from areas IIa, IV, VI and VII for each trip each week.

  5. Electronic recording systems forms and correspondence

    Electronic recording systems grant claims, UKSXD 3.1 upgrade, and vessel monitoring system application forms for 2015.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Fishing vessel licence variations
    • Statutory guidance
    • Marine Management Organisation
  2. Current catch limits: 10 metres and under pool
    • Statutory guidance
    • Marine Management Organisation
  3. Fishing vessel licence requirements
    • Detailed guide
    • Marine Management Organisation
  4. Minimum fish landing sizes
    • Statutory guidance
    • Marine Management Organisation
  5. European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF): apply for funding
    • Detailed guide
    • Marine Management Organisation
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News and communications

Press release

Effort swap proposal consultation open

Marine Management Organisation

  1. Consultation on a revision to Harbour Order application fees
    • Department for Transport and Marine Management Organisation
    • Press release
  2. Changing the approach to IVMS implementation
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Press release
  3. Catch recording for under 10m fishing vessels starts this summer
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Press release
  4. Gove launches review into strongest protections for English seas
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Vessel lists over 10 metres
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Statistical data set
  2. Effort statistics June 2019
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Statistical data set
  3. Assessment of scallops stocks 2017/18
    • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
    • Research
  4. Effort statistics May 2019
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Statistical data set
  5. Monthly sea fisheries statistics December 2018
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Consultation on revision to Harbour Order fees
    • Department for Transport and Marine Management Organisation
    • Open consultation
    • Closing date 10 September 2019
  2. July 2019 catch limit consultation
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 26 June 2019
  3. June 2019 catch limit consultation
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 28 May 2019
  4. Proposed catch limits for March 2019
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 25 February 2019
  5. Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Business Impact Target (BIT) assessments
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Impact assessment
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) implementation reports
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Corporate report
  2. Marine Management Organisation (MMO): gender pay gap report 2018
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Transparency
  3. Fisheries and Conservation Authorities: conduct and operation 2014 to 2018
    • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Corporate report
  4. UK Government Blue Belt programme: Overseas Territories work plans and project costs
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Foi release
  5. Hornsea two deemed marine licence variation
    • Marine Management Organisation
    • Transparency
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