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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.
Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
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 …
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Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
New EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements mean that UK exporters will need to provide additional information on catch certificates from 10 January 2026. To support exporters in preparing for thes…
Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures…
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 January 2025,
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
An overview of the UKHO Archive, accessing our archive and ordering copies of archive material.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
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