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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.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
This guidance explains when dredging activities may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters now need to provide additional information on catch certificates and other IUU documents. The changes detailed below had been inco…
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
Use the quota application mechanism (QAM) to apply for English fishing quota.
How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
Guidance to assist fishers understand the role of I-VMS and their responsibilities.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
How to act responsibly around marine wildlife when you visit the coast.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations from 2025, including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
Current legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) makes it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in …
The Species Recovery Programme has launched a new opportunity calling for ideas to support threatened species.
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
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