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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.
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…
Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
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 over 10 metres
See details of applications for marine licences and the decisions made.
Registered and licensed vessels 10 metres and under
A catch and release fishery will open in England this summer.
Write to, email or call your local Marine Management Organisation office (MMO)
Guidance on activities for marine licences.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
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.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
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