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All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
Information about the available funding from the Maritime and Fisheries Fund (MFF) scheme
Quota Application Mechanism: Application for the allocation of English quota
This area covers ICES areas 7e, 7f and 7g; from St Alban’s Head, round the coast of Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly and up to Bristol.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its 2030 Strategic Plan for healthy, productive seas and coasts.
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.
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Meet the Team
Points will be applied to an English-registered fishing licence if the licence holder is convicted of a serious infringement in a UK court.
MMO wishes to develop a sufficiently robust evidence base on the full range and types of marine non-licensable activities, their current and potential intensity, and risk of impact on marine protected areas.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels over 10 metres.
This page details the requirements for the Marine Mammal Reporting licence condition which has been in all fishing vessel licences since 2021.
The region covers Mablethorpe to Hythe.
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.
Specific regional contact details for marine planning officers at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
Fishery products must be traceable at all stages of production, processing and distribution, from catch or harvest to retail sale.
The full Landing Obligation (discards ban) comes into force on 1 January 2019.
Updates from the MMO Marine Planning team (Winter 2025).
The plan summarises procedures the Marine Management Organisation follows in a marine pollution incident.
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