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  • Importing or moving fish to the UK

    How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Do I need a marine licence?

    Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Water Framework Directive assessment: estuarine and coastal waters

    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.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Bluefin tuna in the UK

    Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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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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  • How to arrange a burial at sea in the UK marine area

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

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Make a marine licence application

    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

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Explore marine plans

    Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 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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  • Disposing of unwanted distress flares

    Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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  • Marine licensing exempted activities

    Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Apply for the Infrastructure Scheme round 3: engine improvements

    Find out how to apply for funding to replace or modify engines for commercial fishing vessels (fleet modernisation).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Record your catch

    Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme

    Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Marine licensing - Definitions

    This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • ADMIRALTY Tidal Prediction Service

    Our flexible service can provide tidal information tailored to your specific requirements.

    • From: UK Hydrographic Office
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  • Marine plan areas in England

    Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • The South West Marine Plans Documents

    Published June 2021 the South West Inshore and South West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Wales to the River Dart in Devon.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Harbour Orders

    Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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