Contact MMO
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Before contacting us you should check to see if we’ve already published information to answer your query. We often get enquiries about the following topics:
- Understand your fishing vessel licence
- Create a UK catch certificate
- Do I need a marine licence?
- Marine Licensing: Travel and subsistence cost
- Bass Fishing Guidance 2025
- How to arrange a burial at sea in the UK marine area
- Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Regional offices
You can write to, email or call your local Marine Management Organisation (MMO) office. If you are unable to locate your local office, you can find it by using your postcode here.
Beverley office
First Floor,
Crosskill House,
Mill Lane,
Beverley,
HU17 9JB
United Kingdom
Email:beverley@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 02 60519
Brixham office
New Fish Quay
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8AW
United Kingdom
Email: brixham@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 9059
Harwich office
MMO Harwich
Trinity House, The Quay
Harwich
CO12 3JW
United Kingdom
Email: harwich@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 5695
Hastings office
Muriel Matters House
Breeds Place
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3UY
United Kingdom
Email: hastings@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 9180
Hayle office
Chi Gallos
Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park
North Quay
Hayle
TR27 4DD
United Kingdom
Email: western@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 9060
London office
17 Smith SquareLondon
SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom
Email: security.lnh@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7238 5518
Lowestoft office
Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HT
United Kingdom
Email: lowestoft@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 02080266094
North Shields office
Neville House
Central Riverside
Bell Street
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE30 1LJ
United Kingdom
Email: northshields@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 5561
Plymouth office
The Fish Quay
Sutton Harbour
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 0LH
United Kingdom
Email: plymouth@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 9052
Poole office
The QuayPooleDorset
BH15 1HP
United Kingdom
Email: poole@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 9061
Portsmouth office
Lynx House 1 Northern Road Portsmouth
PO6 3XB
United Kingdom
Email: portsmouth@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 0269057
Preston office
Lutra House
Dodd Way
Walton Summit
Preston
PR5 8BX
United Kingdom
Email: preston@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 0265643
Scarborough office
Unit 2a
Newchase Court
Hopper Hill Road
Eastfield
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 3YS
United Kingdom
Email: scarborough@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 0538
Shoreham office
Pilots’ Watch House
Basin Road South
Portslade
East Sussex
BN41 1WD
United Kingdom
Email: shoreham@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 9057
Whitehaven office
Fish Hall
North Harbour
North Shore
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 7XY
United Kingdom
Email: whitehaven@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 026 2554
Fisheries
Fisheries management & control
Email address: fishingvessellicensing@marinemanagement.org.uk
Catch Recording Helpline
Telephone: 0300 0203 788
The line is staffed from 7am8am until 8pm,6pm, Monday to Friday. Outside of these times, the contact centre operates an automated service to allow fishers to leave catch records over the phone.
Fish export helpline
Telephone: 0330 159 1989
The helpline is available between 7am and 8pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). Outside of these hours, the helpline service will assist on urgent technical issues, such as unexpected FES system outages or unavailability.
Marine & fisheries funds
Email: mff.queries@marinemanagement.org.uk
Phone number: 0208 026 5539
Fishing vessel licensing
For domestic fishing vessel licensing queries: fishingvessellicensing@marinemanagement.org.uk
North (North Shields, Whitehaven, Preston):
Email: DomesticFVLNorth@marinemanagement.org.uk
East (Scarborough, Lowestoft, Beverley, Harwich):
Email: DomesticFVLEast@marinemanagement.org.uk
South East (Hastings, Shoreham):
Email: DomesticFVLSouthEast@marinemanagement.org.uk
South (Poole, Brixham, Portsmouth):
Email: DomesticFVLSouth@marinemanagement.org.uk
South West (Plymouth):
Email: DomesticFVLSouthWest@marinemanagement.org.uk
West (Newlyn):
Email: DomesticFVLWest@marinemanagement.org.uk
Marine Conservation
Email: conservation@marinemanagement.org.uk
Marine planning
Email: planning@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0208 0265 325
Marine licensing
Email: marine.consents@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0191 376 2791
Accelerated licensing for dredging
Email: marine.consents@marinemanagement.org.uk
Harbour order equiries
Email: harbourorders@marinemanagement.org.uk
Marine wildlife licenses
Email: conservation@marinemanagement.org.uk
Blue Belt
Email:bluebelt@marinemanagement.org.uk
Evidence team
Email: evidence@marinemanagement.org.uk
Marine Pollution - emergency number
Telephone: 0300 200 2024
Out of office: 0777 097 7825
Communications / Press
Email: media@marinemanagement.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 1032
Contact details for enquiries from journalists/media organisations only. For urgent queries out of hours (weekends and 5pm - 9am weekdays) please use email. The auto-response message you will receive includes further instructions on how to contact the duty officer.
Other enquiries
To contact us regarding a general enquiries please email info@marinemanagement.org.uk.
You should clearly label your query by subject area to help us allocate your enquiry to the right team.
You can also contact us by calling our Helpline: 0300 123 1032. The Helpline is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm. Find out about call charges.
Office address:
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YH
United Kingdom
If you wish to contact us regarding a complaint, follow our Complaints procedure.
Updates to this page
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Contact Centre Hour changes from 1st April
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Update history
2025-03-30 22:30
Contact Centre Hour changes from 1st April
2025-01-14 12:56
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