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Statement of public participation for the north east, north west, south, south east and south west marine plan areas
An Independent Investigation of a marine plan will take place if there are unresolved issues.
With up to 28 warships and submarines in the pipeline, backed by defence spending rising to 2.5% of GDP, Britain is seeing a new Golden Age of shipbuilding.
Information on selected marine licensing cases
Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.
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.
This accessibility statement applies to Explore Marine Plans.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the marine management organisation.
Information about generating energy offshore
This series brings together all newsletters from the MMO's Marine Planning team
As a Public Authority, the UKHO makes relevant data sets available in compliance with the ‘Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe’ (INSPIRE) initiative.
What research and consultancy services Cefas provides, what legislation you need to comply with, and how to meet those requirements.
Government partners with conservation charity ZSL to launch app update allowing tracking and logging of creatures in waters around British Overseas Territories.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
The MAIB investigates marine accidents involving UK vessels worldwide and all vessels in UK territorial waters. MAIB works with the Department for Transport .
Information on cleaning an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
Details of how the first English marine plans were developed following the marine planning stepped process.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
A collection of active marine guidance notes, published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Interested parties can review records of applications and statements submitted to OPRED as required by environmental regulations.
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