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Find out if your marine activity needs a licence, exemption or other permission.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Details of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) in UK waters.
This guidance explains when dredging activities may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Current quota catch limits for the 10 metres and under pool including details on 2 and 3 monthly limits on stocks
Guidance on where marine licensing applies and what the key terms mean.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 January 2025,
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
This guidance explains when construction, alteration or improvement works may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Current legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) makes it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in …
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data.
This guidance explains when deposit activities may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
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