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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 licensing system.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
Enabling safe and sustainable marine economies across Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The Celtic Sea and Western Channel Demersal Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) covers English and Welsh waters within ICES areas 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Statement of public participation for the north east, north west, south, south east and south west marine plan areas
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Information on impact assessment requirements for marine licence applications.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Marine Management Organisation has prioritised six ecologically significant inshore marine protected areas (MPAs) for assessment and management over the next year.
Information on the pioneering new approaches (including natural capital) to the management of the marine environment.
Details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications.
In order to support the Government’s ambition to protect and restore clean healthy, productive and biologically diverse marine ecosystems, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) undertakes a range of marine conservation activities.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Information and documents on the development of the South Marine Plans
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