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An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
This page details the requirements for the Marine Mammal Reporting licence condition which has been in all fishing vessel licences since 2021.
Area overview: The region spans from Berwick to Cleethorpes/Grimsby Port and includes Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, North Yorkshire, and East Riding.
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
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.
UK and England quota management rules
MMO has carried out assessments on the impacts of fishing gear on protected features in Stage 3 MPAs as well as an assessment of the social and economic impacts of the proposed byelaws.
The Canyons MCZ is located in the far south-west corner of the UK continental shelf.
East Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas - Statement of Public Participation
Latest updates on the progress of fisheries management plans (FMPs), focusing on goals and management led by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How you can manage, allocate, swap, transfer or lease fishing quotas.
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.
How marine non-licensable activities are assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPAs).
List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
Apply for Maritime and Fisheries Funds (MFF) and download guidance documents and application forms.
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.
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