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Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2020. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
UK and England quota management rules
This guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
MMO byelaw prohibiting anchoring within the Allonby Bay Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA). This HPMA covers 28 km2 of inshore waters off the north-western shore of Cumbria.
This guidance explains when construction, alteration or improvement works may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Find out how to apply for 2026 English fishing quota using the quota application mechanism (QAM) and the rules you’ll need to meet.
If you wish to submit a representation or objection to a Harbour Order application,
Support for marine users to minimise environmental impacts from unexploded ordnance clearance in the marine environment.
Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
Guidance documents for EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements as of January 2026.
Marine plans are statutory plans that guide and inform how English marine plan areas are used and developed.
Details of how to report fishing activities, codes for different reports and common species, and extra details for vessel fishing in Norway.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013. Five additional features were added to four sites on 31 May 2019.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Selsey Bill and the Hounds, in the South West of England.
Find out more about the UK Hydrographic Office, where we're working to unlock a deeper understanding of the world's oceans.
Read guidance on how to invite users to your Defra account and give them access to Get permission for marine work.
This guidance can be used to assist your completion of a standard marine licence application within the MMO’s Marine Case Management System MCMS.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
The systematic survey of the UK’s coastal waters
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