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How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Penalty notices and fines that apply for fisheries offences, including illegal catch and marketing offences.
Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …
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.
Details of how to report fishing activities, codes for different reports and common species, and extra details for vessel fishing in Norway.
Interactive WebApps to support MMO’s assessment and potential management of Stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs) and guidance to help users make the most of this platform.
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
Regional Fisheries Groups (RFGs) are an initiative set up to enable the inshore fishing sector to come together to share views and promote collaborative working with organisations such as MMO, Defra, Cefas and local IFCAs.
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
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.
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
The Three-Year Reports assess the legislative and regulatory changes that may affect the relevance of the North East, North West, South East, South West and South Marine Plans (the Plans).
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), on behalf of Defra, has launched a new online survey inviting stakeholders to share their views on proposed changes to brown crab management in the South West.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in The Eastern Channel region.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
Information to support vessel owners and licence holders of under-12 metre English vessels.
Guidance note to show how users, decision-makers and applicants could apply marine plans and use the Explore Marine Plans service
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) provides an independent assessment of economic, social and environmental sustainability.
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