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Marine Management Organisation

Marine Management Organisation

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.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
47

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
3.9

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
541

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
26.9

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
0%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

451 articles

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Additional rules when fishing in EU waters from 10 January 2026

Additional rules when fishing in EU waters from 10 January 2026

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. ...

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Fish, Trace, Ship – New IUU regulations come into effect with MMO supporting UK seafood industry through the transition

Fish, Trace, Ship – New IUU regulations come into effect with MMO supporting UK seafood industry through the transition

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...

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Fish, Trace, Ship   Three weeks to go, UK seafood industry must be ready by 8 January

Fish, Trace, Ship Three weeks to go, UK seafood industry must be ready by 8 January

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...

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Harmonisation of brown crab sizes across the South West update

Harmonisation of brown crab sizes across the South West update

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...

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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery 2026: Trainers Wanted

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery 2026: Trainers Wanted

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...

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New seafood export requirements will apply from 8 January 2026

New seafood export requirements will apply from 8 January 2026

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 ...

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Morgan Offshore Wind Secures Development Consent for Major Irish Sea Wind Farm

Morgan Offshore Wind Secures Development Consent for Major Irish Sea Wind Farm

Tuesday, 02 December 2025

Consent marks significant step forward for UK clean energy....

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Fishing industry 2024 statistics published

Fishing industry 2024 statistics published

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....

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Major changes coming for the £1bn Scottish seafood exporting industry

Major changes coming for the £1bn Scottish seafood exporting industry

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 ...

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Counting down to EU IUU changes – don’t be caught out!

Counting down to EU IUU changes – don’t be caught out!

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 ...

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King scallop closure 2026 & 2027

King scallop closure 2026 & 2027

Monday, 10 November 2025

King scallop closure consultation for 2026....

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Fish, trace, ship – don’t be caught out

Fish, trace, ship – don’t be caught out

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 ...

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Fish, Trace, Ship for catching sector

Fish, Trace, Ship for catching sector

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. ...

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Fish, Trace, Ship – processing process changes for exports

Fish, Trace, Ship – processing process changes for exports

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...

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Marine Licences Drive Coastal Development, Environmental Restoration and Infrastructure Protection in England's Seas

Marine Licences Drive Coastal Development, Environmental Restoration and Infrastructure Protection in England's Seas

Monday, 13 October 2025

MMO marine licensing approvals for projects from marina expansion and coastal defence to environmental restoration and sustainable infrastructure remo...

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UK Sea Fisheries Statistics: Quality assessment into full year of Catch Recording data now complete

UK Sea Fisheries Statistics: Quality assessment into full year of Catch Recording data now complete

Thursday, 09 October 2025

The Marine Management Organisation has concluded its quality assessment into 2024 landing data for under-10m vessels....

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Get on board together – Fish, Trace, Ship webinar

Get on board together – Fish, Trace, Ship webinar

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...

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Opportunity to become an IFCA Member

Opportunity to become an IFCA Member

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting applications for dedicated and passionate members of the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Autho...

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I VMS Urgent Update

I VMS Urgent Update

Thursday, 25 September 2025

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...

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MMO shines Fish, Trace, Ship campaign spotlight on actions to keep UK exports to the EU flowing

MMO shines Fish, Trace, Ship campaign spotlight on actions to keep UK exports to the EU flowing

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...

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New and improved marine licensing service fit for the future

New and improved marine licensing service fit for the future

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Marine Management Organisation (MMO) making improvements to the marine licensing process. ...

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Seasonal closure for crawfish announced

Seasonal closure for crawfish announced

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....

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Fish, Trace, Ship – help shape the Fish Export Service

Fish, Trace, Ship – help shape the Fish Export Service

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...

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Final few weeks to shape proposed fisheries management measures in 42 of England’s MPAs

Final few weeks to shape proposed fisheries management measures in 42 of England’s MPAs

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...

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Fish, Trace, Ship – Act now! and get on board for seafood export changes

Fish, Trace, Ship – Act now! and get on board for seafood export changes

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...

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New Chair of the Marine Management Organisation appointed

New Chair of the Marine Management Organisation appointed

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Les Philpott will serve as Chair for a three-year term...

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MMO holds events to support compliance of recreational bluefin tuna fishery permit holders

MMO holds events to support compliance of recreational bluefin tuna fishery permit holders

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Support for recreational bluefin tuna fishery permit holders....

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Consultation on new measures to protect sensitive habitats and species in 30,000 km² of our seas

Consultation on new measures to protect sensitive habitats and species in 30,000 km² of our seas

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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Fisheries and Seafood Scheme 2025 closed following strong demand

Fisheries and Seafood Scheme 2025 closed following strong demand

Thursday, 24 July 2025

The latest round of the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) closes following high demand and interest from across the seafood and marine sectors....

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Innovative projects given go ahead by MMO

Innovative projects given go ahead by MMO

Wednesday, 23 July 2025

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Licensing team grants marine licences to protect and enhance England's marine environment....

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