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Marsha Ramroop confirmed as new member
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is seeking to improve understanding across the country of the legal protections, wildlife licensing requirements and responsible behaviours around protected seahorses.
The full recovery of vital ecosystems, habitats and species in a highly protected marine area (HPMA) in the Irish Sea, will be supported more effectively in future as a new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) byelaw comes i…
MMO confirms next steps for vessels registered for a Nemo device and issues a notice for those unsure about airtime contracts for SC2 devices
A single Lead Environmental Regulator will make decision-making easier for the Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park, unleashing growth across the North East and strengthening energy security
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
The bluefin tuna (BFT) fishing season opens next week in parts of the UK, giving authorised commercial and permitted recreational fishers the opportunity to fish for BFT.
Fishers, seafood businesses and coastal communities across England are reminded and encouraged to apply for grant funding via the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS).
Marine Management Organisation (MMO), on behalf of the UK Fishing Authorities, will publish landings-linked spatial fishing activity data for 2024.
Eligible fishermen are urged to take immediate action as the Marine Management Organisation moves into the next phase of its I-VMS roll-out
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced its decision on the next seasonal closure for crawfish in English waters of ICES area 7.
MMO has confirmed it will resume the I-VMS programme, working with CLS UK Ltd, to complete the roll-out of devices for English under-12m fishing vessels.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has informed applicants of the outcome of the ballot for commercial bluefin tuna authorisations for the 2026 fishery.
The owners and masters of two under-10 metre fishing vessels have been fined a total of £12,375 in two prosecutions for exceeding their monthly pollack quota brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
New guidance and tools to support the marine licensing process.
Fishers with an interest in the crawfish fishery in English waters of ICES area 7 are being urged to respond to a new online survey on proposals for a seasonal closure in 2026/2027.
The owner and a master of a UK-registered fishing vessel have both been sentenced following a joint enforcement operation and subsequent inspections carried out at the Port of Blyth in 2024 and 2025.
Development consent approved by Secretary of State.
Fishermen, seafood businesses, and coastal communities can now apply for funding through the relaunched Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS), funded from the over £132 million committed to the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund …
Queen scallop fishing in ICES sub areas 6a and 7a will be closed from 1 April to 30 June 2026 to protect spawning stocks.
Recent marine licensing decisions are supporting acoustic research, unexploded ordnance investigations ahead of Sizewell C construction, a new quay wall for a maritime innovation centre, and a pioneering nature-inclusive sea…
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