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Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
UK and England quota management rules
Draft fishing gear impacts evidence documents for stage 3 marine protected areas (MPAs). Stage 3 will seek to assess and manage impacts of fishing on the 43 remaining MPAs with seabed features not already covered in stage 1 …
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
Published June 2021 the North West Inshore and North West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Scotland to the border with Wales.
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.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
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.
Information on responding to an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
MMO commissioned an Independent Scientific Panel review of its Stage 3 marine protected areas (MPA) impacts evidence documents and a sample of the Stage 3 MPAs site assessments.
How marine non-licensable activities are assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPAs).
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
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 guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
Information to support vessel owners and licence holders of under-12 metre English vessels.
Quota Application Mechanism: Application for the allocation of English quota
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
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