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How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
This guidance explains when dredging activities may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Guidance to assist fishermen understand the role of I-VMS and their responsibilities.
Strategic compensatory measures available to offshore wind developers.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
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.
How offshore wind developers can apply to use the Marine Recovery Fund to secure strategic compensatory measures.
Guidance on the environmental benefits of advanced mooring systems over traditional moorings, as well as the consent and marine licencing process.
As a Public Authority, the UKHO makes relevant data sets available in compliance with the ‘Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe’ (INSPIRE) initiative.
How to act responsibly around marine wildlife when you visit the coast.
Contact details for all enquiries relating to marine licences
MCA guidelines for ports to ensure a co-ordinated local and national response to an oil spill.
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
This is the Marine Management Organisation's Harbour Orders public register page.
Information on responding to an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
Information and guidance on UK seagrass, the value of this important marine habitat and the Marine Management Organisation's role in supporting its protection and recovery in England.
Details of how to correctly sample and analyse sediment in support of a marine licence application.
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