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The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
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.
For 2026, the UK has a quota allocation of 553 tonnes for the North Atlantic albacore (Thunnus alalunga) stock (ALB/AN05N), which may be taken in UK or EU waters. The 553 tonnes includes an amount set aside for bycatch by th…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) aims to help the fishing industry maximise use of quotas.
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Read guidance on how to invite users to your Defra account and give them access to Get permission for marine work.
Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
Guidance explaining the operational requirements for Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems (I-VMS) under the fishing licence condition.
Learn about how the UK Managing Authority (UKMA) manage the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is preparing to help our fishing and seafood industries to be ready to trade successfully in the international marketplace from 1st January 2021.
Vessels that do not have their quota managed by a Producer Organisation are managed by the Marine Management Organisation via catch limits.
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.
Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation is in the Southern North Sea, off the east coast of England.
The Canyons MCZ is located in the far south-west corner of the UK continental shelf.
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.
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