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Details of how to report fishing activities, codes for different reports and common species, and extra details for vessel fishing in Norway.
Guidance for laboratories on physical and chemical determinands for sediment sampling to support marine licence applications.
Marine planning factsheets to give you straightforward information on some of the most common questions and topics around marine planning.
Draft fishing gear impacts evidence documents for stage 3 marine protected areas (MPAs). Stage 3 will seek to assess and manage impacts of fishing on the 43 remaining MPAs with seabed features not already covered in stage 1 …
Policy to ensure that all existing and potential commercial fishing operations are managed in line with Article 6 of the Habitats Directive
The Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) covers ICES divisions 4b and 4c and includes demersal species red, tub and grey gurnards, cuttlefish, squid, octopus, john dory, red mul…
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2021. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
Bluefin (BFT) by-catch rules within the commercial fishery.
Advice and guidance on the catch, landing and sale of common sturgeon.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is preparing to help our fishing and seafood industries to be ready to trade successfully in the international marketplace from 1st January 2021.
UK and foreign vessels landings by UK port and UK vessel landings abroad: provisional data.
The Statement of Publication Participation outlines who may be involved in marine planning and how and when people can get involved.
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
The full Landing Obligation (discards ban) comes into force on 1 January 2019.
Information on the cod long-term plan and landing obligation.
Information on selected marine licence cases, including licensed dredging and disposal activity within the Teesside area.
Draft fishing gear impacts evidence documents for stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs). Stage 4 covers impacts of fishing on MPAs with highly mobile species features, including harbour porpoises and marine bird species.
A public inquiry will be held to consider the application by the Port of London Authority for a harbour revision order.
Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation is in the Southern North Sea, off the east coast of England.
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