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Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
Apply for Maritime and Fisheries Funds (MFF) and download guidance documents and application forms.
How catch limits are set and how to get involved in setting them. This includes current catch limits and closed fishing areas.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2020. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
UK and England quota management rules
I-VMS - Frequently asked questions
EU restrictions and enforceable EU obligations relating to sea fishing
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
Information about generating energy offshore
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
Information on spraying oil spill dispersants, different products and equipment, training, and keeping records.
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Guidance for offshore wind developers on post-consent monitoring standards.
This series brings together all newsletters from the MMO's Marine Planning team
List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
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