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This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the marine management organisation.
The systematic survey of the UK’s coastal waters
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
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 the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in The Western Channel and Southwest region.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
Rye Harbour high water times for each day (morning and afternoon).
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations from 2025, including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
Published June 2021 the South West Inshore and South West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Wales to the River Dart in Devon.
Strategic compensatory measures available to offshore wind developers.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
UK and England quota management rules
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
This area covers ICES areas 7e, 7f and 7g; from St Alban’s Head, round the coast of Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly and up to Bristol.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
These are the Marine licence requirements for construction activities taking place within the Marine Management Organisation's jurisdiction.
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