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This is a list of all forms needed to apply for a fishing vessel licence, establish/transfer an entitlement, disaggregate a licence entitlement, apply for a mussel seed licence, request to change the country of administratio…
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…
We recruit people across a wide range of roles at all levels of the organisation.
MMO has opened a consultation for a potential seasonal closure of the crawfish fishery during winter 2025 to spring 2026. The consultation is open until midnight on 20 July 2025.
Marine planning is a new approach to managing the seas around England
These annual figures provide a broad picture of the UK fishing industry and its operations.
UK quota management spreadsheets showing uptake of fish catches by each producer organisation against their allocations for the year.
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
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
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