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Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea region.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at The Swale Estuary, in the South East of England.
List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
How to apply for a several order or a regulating order.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013. Five additional features were added to four sites on 31 May 2019.
Learn about how the UK Managing Authority (UKMA) manage the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Studland Bay, in the South West of England.
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