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Use this service to apply for an annual mooring licence at Rye Harbour.
The Seabream Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) covers ICES areas 4b, 4c, 7a, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, and 7j within English waters.
Opening times during the 2019 holiday period
The MMO has introduced Harbour Order Statement in Support templates.
These steps must be carried out before you submit your formal application.
The process and criteria for the recovery of marine licence applications for decision by ministers.
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…
Area overview: The region spans from Berwick to Cleethorpes/Grimsby Port and includes Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, North Yorkshire, and East Riding.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
Information about the Seafood Response Fund.
Find out about MCA’s bathymetric data collection programme, how to share data with MCA, and guidance for offshore developers.
The Southern North Sea and English Channel Skates and Rays Fisheries Management Plan covers ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 4b and 4c and includes species Thornback ray, Blonde ray, Undulate ray, Small-eyed ray, Spotted ray, Cuckoo r…
UK Northern Albacore Tuna Fishery 2025 - Expression of Interest Guidance.
Application form and guidance on filling in the application form for the UK Deep-sea mining (DSM) Environmental Science Network.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
Overview of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s counter pollution equipment and stockpiles.
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.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Allonby Bay, in the North West of England.
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