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The Marine Management Organisation is a UK government body responsible for marine planning, licensing, and enforcement to ensure sustainable use of marine resources and protection of the marine environment in English waters.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Friday, 30 January 2026
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has secured a second successful prosecution for a contravention of an MMO Marine Protected Area (MPA) byelaw....
Friday, 30 January 2026
Recent marine licencing decisions are supporting kelp restoration in the northeast, MOD facility maintenance at Weymouth Bay, marina refurbishment in ...
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is aware that Succorfish is no longer transmitting I-VMS data to the UK VMS Hub. This is preventing MMO and other...
Thursday, 08 January 2026
New rules imposed by the EU come into force on 10 January 2026 that will impact UK industry when fishing in the waters of EU Member States. ...
Thursday, 08 January 2026
New EU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations come into force this week, and the UK Fish Export System will require the new inf...
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
With just three weeks remaining until new EU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations come into effect, all fishermen, seafood pr...
Thursday, 11 December 2025
The decision on proposed harmonisation of brown crab minimum conservation reference sizes (MCRS) in English waters of the South West, has been publish...
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), in partnership with the Angling Trust, Cefas, Natural England and Defra, is supporting the delivery of the 2...
Monday, 08 December 2025
The UK will require seafood exporters to provide new information to generate IUU documentation through the Fish Export Service (FES) from the evening ...
Tuesday, 02 December 2025
Consent marks significant step forward for UK clean energy....
Tuesday, 02 December 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), on behalf of the UK Fishing Authorities, has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics for 2024....
Thursday, 27 November 2025
Scotland’s £1 billion fishing and seafood sector will need to adapt to new EU changes in the information and data they submit to enable their exports ...
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
With just seven weeks to go until new changes come into force to keep UK seafood exports flowing, industry is being urged to act now and get on board ...
Monday, 10 November 2025
King scallop closure consultation for 2026....
Thursday, 06 November 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is advising the UK seafood industry to urgently check out the EU’s expanded definition of processing to make ...
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is calling on fishers to prepare for new EU import controls coming into force on 10 January 2026. ...
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
UK-based businesses that process fish caught and landed in the UK are facing major changes in the information they must submit to enable seafood expor...
Monday, 13 October 2025
MMO marine licensing approvals for projects from marina expansion and coastal defence to environmental restoration and sustainable infrastructure remo...
Thursday, 09 October 2025
The Marine Management Organisation has concluded its quality assessment into 2024 landing data for under-10m vessels....
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched the first in a series of webinars and engagement events to support the UK seafood industry to prepar...
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting applications for dedicated and passionate members of the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Autho...
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Generating a catch certificate from the Fish Export Service for a seafood consignment to enter EU markets requires each part of the UK supply chain to...
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) making improvements to the marine licensing process. ...
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced its decision on the next seasonal closure for crawfish in English waters of ICES area 7....
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting fishers, merchants, exporters and processors to help shape changes to the Fish Export Service (FES) t...
Monday, 15 September 2025
Stakeholders have just a few weeks left to respond to MMO's consultation on proposed fisheries management measures in 42 of England’s Marine Protected...
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
The UK’s Fisheries Administrations have today (3 Sept) launched the Fish Trace Ship campaign to support the UK’s seafood supply chain to make ready fo...
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Les Philpott will serve as Chair for a three-year term...
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Support for recreational bluefin tuna fishery permit holders....
Monday, 28 July 2025
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is consulting on proposed fisheries management measures to protect some of England’s most sensitive marine ec...
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