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  • Advice and guidance on the catch, landing and sale of common sturgeon.

  • Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.

  • Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.

  • Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.

  • Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.

  • Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.

  • 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.

  • Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

  • Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.

  • The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.

  • 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 Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.

  • Guidance to assist fishers understand how and when I-VMS will be delivered in English waters, how it may affect them, their responsibilities, and the steps they need to consider.

  • An overview of the UKHO Archive, accessing our archive and ordering copies of archive material.

  • Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has implemented actions under the Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) for sustainable fisheries, social and economic goals in English waters of International Council for the Exploration of t…

  • Definitions of some commonly used terms in marine licensing.