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The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs delegated marine planning functions to MMO in 2010.
The Statement of Publication Participation outlines who may be involved in marine planning and how and when people can get involved.
A report that summarises outputs of the workshops and highlights actions and next steps for implementation and monitoring.
Map showing the South Inshore and South Offshore marine plan areas.
Guidance on the fishing vessel engine power testing programme for English-registered vessels.
Definitions of different fishing gears.
Points will be applied to an English-registered fishing licence if the licence holder is convicted of a serious infringement in a UK court.
A high-level view for all European marine sites and the first tranche of Marine Conservation Zones in English waters, including some current actions on site management.
Apply for a grant-aided vessel monitoring system, register or re-register your device, and guidance for manufacturers and engineers.
Details of skipper responsibilities, device specification and requirements, VMS+ guidance, and reports.
This manual gives guidance on using the Electronic Recording System hub.
Information that must be sent manually to the UK Fisheries Call Centre if your electronic logbook software system fails.
Details of how the first English marine plans were developed following the marine planning stepped process.
Since July 2008 dredging for shellfish and demersal trawling has been prohibited in a designated 60 square mile area of Lyme Bay.
The chart represents a long standing agreement between fishermen using pots and creels and those who fish with trawls and scallop dredges.
This closure has been put in place by the Danish AgriFish Agency for the protection of juvenile cod, haddock, saithe and whiting
This closure has been put in place by the Danish AgriFish Agency in the Skagerrak for Juvenile Cod, Haddock, Saithe and Whiting.
Autumn 2023 edition of the RFG newsletters.
On 10 April 2024 Defra launched a Pollack compensation scheme to provide support to those who have been most impacted by the bycatch-only pollack fishery in the South-West.
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