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The home of Marine Management Organisation on GOV.UK. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act.
Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
MMO is proposing management measures for fishing in 42 marine protected areas (MPAs) in English waters.
Details of registered and licensed fishing vessels over 10 metres and 10 metres and under.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Registered and licensed vessels 10 metres and under
See details of applications for marine licences and the decisions made.
The UK’s Fisheries Administrations have today (3 Sept) launched the Fish Trace Ship campaign to support the UK’s seafood supply chain to make ready for major changes in how we export to EU businesses from 10 January 2026.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Registered and licensed vessels over 10 metres
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