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Use the Fish Export Service to create a UK catch certificate for fish and shellfish caught by UK flagged vessels for export.
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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine l…
Use this service to create a UK processing statement for fish and shellfish that have been imported or landed directly into the UK for processing, ready for export.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
How to understand each part of your fishing vessel licence – vessel details, conditions, schedule, annex and their current copies.
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
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.
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
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