News and communications

Through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) funding is now available in England towards replacing of engines on fishing vessels.

• Updated: 30 October 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove launches the Cefas-Exeter collaborative centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Futures to support food security and blue growth.

• Updated: 26 October 2017

Planning permission granted for Lowestoft redevelopment of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) headquarters.

• Updated: 13 October 2017

From 1 October a ban on landing egg-bearing lobsters and crawfish comes into effect.

• Updated: 29 September 2017

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK sea fisheries annual statistics report 2016.

• Updated: 28 September 2017

Offenders plead guilty to breach of Wildlife and Countryside Act at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 20 September 2017 in case brought by MMO

• Updated: 22 September 2017

Environment Secretary Michael Gove visits Aberdeen to discuss the future of the farming and fishing industries outside the EU

• Updated: 15 September 2017

Fish merchant pleads guilty to fishing offences in case brought by Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

• Updated: 5 September 2017

Lancashire company pleads guilty to buying fish without appropriate MMO registration

• Updated: 31 July 2017

Fishing vessel master guilty of fishing over quota.

• Updated: 28 July 2017

Vessel owner and master plead guilty to fishing offences at North Tyneside Magistrates Court in case brought by Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

• Updated: 17 July 2017

The Government has announced it will withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention.

• Updated: 2 July 2017

Vessel owner and master plead guilty to fishing offences at Bodmin Magistrates Court in case brought by Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

• Updated: 27 June 2017

The Marine Management Organisation has appointed Professor Selina Stead as its new chief scientific advisor (CSA).

• Updated: 27 June 2017

The Environment Secretary visited Peterhead to speak with fishermen about the future of the UK's fishing industry.

• Updated: 23 June 2017

Creation of a single licence category for the over ten metre fleet segment in Scotland

• Updated: 23 June 2017

The electronic notification system for fishing vessel licence variations issued via SMS is currently not working.

• Updated: 20 June 2017

Vessel owner and master plead guilty to fishing offences at North Tyneside Magistrates Court on 7 June 2017 in case brought by MMO.

• Updated: 13 June 2017

Vessel owner and masters plead guilty to fishing offences at Worthing Magistrates Court in case brought by MMO.

• Updated: 11 May 2017

Vessel owner and master plead guilty to fishing offences at Barnstaple Magistrates Court on 2 May 2017 in case brought by MMO.

• Updated: 10 May 2017