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Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
Definitions of different fishing gears.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) aims to help the fishing industry maximise use of quotas.
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 …
Issues with Supporting Evidence’ final report.
The full Landing Obligation (discards ban) comes into force on 1 January 2019.
This guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
The Marine Planning Monitoring Surveys ran from 11 November 2024 to 27 January 2025 and was developed to gain insights into the use of marine plans and the real-world effects that they may be having.
MMO wishes to develop a sufficiently robust evidence base on the full range and types of marine non-licensable activities, their current and potential intensity, and risk of impact on marine protected areas.
Offer of additional quota to vessels in the non-sector with over 10 metres: Category B, Category C and no-quota annex licences.
The new ‘tech con’ regulation 2019/1241 repeals Council Regulation 850/98 and some other current Commission Regulations. See Technical Measure background and area specific guidance documents below.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea region.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in The Western Channel and Southwest region.
Apply for a grant-aided vessel monitoring system, register or re-register your device, and guidance for manufacturers and engineers.
Brighton Marina Dredge and Disposal marine licence application (MLA/2024/00394).
Information on the UK's implementation of Data Collection Framework legislation (as amended in retained EU law)
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
This page is dedicated to live MMO surveys relating to Marine Planning and Marine Licensing services. Further information and links to live surveys can be found below.
You can apply to lease extra quota from a producer organisation (PO), to supplement your catch limits or to keep fishing a stock where the 10-metres-and-under or non-sector pool allocation has been used.
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…
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