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This area covers ICES areas 7e, 7f and 7g; from St Alban’s Head, round the coast of Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly and up to Bristol.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
Guidance note to show how users, decision-makers and applicants could apply marine plans and use the Explore Marine Plans service
Latest updates and documents on the progress of fisheries management plans (FMPs), focusing on goals and management led by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
Information on responding to an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England.
Published June 2021 the North East Inshore and North East Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the Scottish Border to Flamborough Head in Yorkshire.
Marine Management Organisation guidance on the environmental benefits of advanced mooring systems over traditional moorings, as well as the consent and marine licencing process.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
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.
Published June 2021 the South West Inshore and South West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Wales to the River Dart in Devon.
This page details the requirements for the Marine Mammal Reporting licence condition which has been in all fishing vessel licences since 2021.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations from 2025, including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
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