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Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
Information on responding to an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
Real time closure (RTC) zones are areas in English waters that have been identified through sampling by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to contain a large percentage of juvenile fish.
Information about impact assessments for marine licence applications.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
This is a list of all forms needed to apply for a fishing vessel licence, update a fishing vessel licence, establish/transfer a licence entitlement, disaggregate a licence entitlement, apply for a Thames Estuary & Blackw…
Find guidance about marine non licensable activities, information for a named marine protected area, current opportunities to take part and published research and evidence.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme funding rounds.
Details of how to correctly sample and analyse sediment in support of a marine licence application.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Find out when the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) can use a marine conservation byelaw, how permanent and urgent emergency byelaws are made, and how to find restrictions that are currently in force.
Find out why seagrass is important, how to avoid damaging seagrass beds and how the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) supports seagrass protection and recovery in England.
This is the Marine Management Organisation's Harbour Orders public register page.
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters now need to provide additional information on catch certificates and other IUU documents. The changes detailed below had been inco…
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
This guidance explains when dredging activities may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
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