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Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
On 10 April 2024 Defra launched a Pollack compensation scheme to provide support to those who have been most impacted by the bycatch-only pollack fishery in the South-West.
Offer of additional quota to vessels in the non-sector with over 10 metres: Category B, Category C and no-quota annex licences.
Setting alternative objectives to the Water Framework Directive default water body status objectives.
The MMO is harmonising rules in relation to beam trawling for sole in 7e, which currently only apply to UK beam trawlers.
A project to improve baseline social information and to collect additional new information to support marine plans
Cefas Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract for Services
Statement of Public Participation for the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan areas and proposed engagement timetable.
Guidance for offshore wind developers on strategic compensation measures for offshore wind activities prior to the Marine Recovery Fund becoming operational.
Summaries of the projects that have been awarded funding in the UKSF Infrastructure Scheme
Times and heights of high and low waters as in Format 12, but accompanied by interval heights (any time interval from a minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 120 minutes)
We train students from foreign government hydrographic offices to acquire the core skills, knowledge and competence needed to be a marine cartographer.
This report summarises feedback from stakeholders during the engagement period for the Plan Drafting and Policies stage for the replacement of the East Marine Plan.
The actions you need to take and project management procedures you need to complete on success of your application.
Documents to provide on application Harbour Revision Orders (HROs) (works)
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the MMO.
The process and criteria for the recovery of marine licence applications for decision by ministers.
We aim to deliver timely, cost-proportionate and evidence-based determinations; providing excellent customer service through a user-friendly system.
New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…
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