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  • Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine l…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • The Blue Belt Programme

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

    • From: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and 3 others
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  • Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023

    MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Understand MMO marine conservation byelaws

    How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine Protected Areas: how to use conservation advice packages

    Use Natural England’s advice packages to find out if your activity, proposal or area has a potential impact on MPAs and the species and habitats within them.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Western Channel and Celtic Sea marine area site packages

    Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: Studland Bay

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Studland Bay, in the South West of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: Foreland

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Foreland, in the South East of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: Southbourne Rough

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Southborne Rough, in the South West of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Marine conservation zones: Medway Estuary

    This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013. Another feature was added to this site on 31 May 2019.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: West of Copeland

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at West of Copeland.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Reduce dolphin and porpoise by-catch

    Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Irish Sea marine area site packages

    Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: Goodwin Sands

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Goodwin Sands, in the South East of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Southern North Sea marine area site packages

    Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Working with the cruise sector to protect our seas

    In collaboration with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Cruise Lines International Association, UK Chamber of Shipping, and Natural England we are exploring a number of options to protect Marine Protected Areas from the …

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Antarctic Marine Protection

    Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: Wyre-Lune

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Wyre-Lune, in the North West of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Marine Conservation Zones: Holderness Offshore

    Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Holderness Offshore, in the East of England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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  • Marine conservation zones: Poole Rocks

    This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013. One additional feature was added to this site on 31 May 2019

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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