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See details of applications for marine licences and the decisions made.
Write to, email or call your local Marine Management Organisation office (MMO)
Get a licence to carry out any work that disturbs the seabed, including building, laying pipelines or cables, dredging and disposing of waste, or get a marine wildlife licence if you might disturb protected species
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human elem…
What you need to do before you land fish directly from your UK flagged vessel in an EU designated port.
Use this form (VMS2) to register or re-register your vessel monitoring system device.
Vessels owners, agents or skippers should use this subject access request form to request VMS data from the MMO.
You'll need to give prior notification before you land fish directly from your UK flagged vessel in an EU designated port.
Use the Domestic Quota Swap Form to apply for quota to be swapped or leased from one producer organisation to another PO, group or individual fisherman. Producer organisations should use the PO1 form to notify the department…
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