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Courts issue fines for failing to register boats on the River Thames. Environment Agency enforcement officers regularly patrol the river
How the Thames Barrier works, and when it is scheduled to close.
What kinds of vessels get expanded inspections by the MCA, what happens during the inspections, notice, and where you can find more advice.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Browse cases data for specific areas within the UK.
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
Guide to maritime and shipping statistics including notes and definitions, quality information and supporting technical documents.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
The D8 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue waste, wood packaging and packing material waste at a port when a Plant Health Notice has been issued, to prevent the spread of plant diseases.
Find out about your human rights and how they are protected.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Website of the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within 5 main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification...
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
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