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List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
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
Marine plans are statutory plans that guide and inform how English marine plan areas are used and developed.
UK and England quota management rules
The standard terms that apply when we charge for giving planning or marine licence advice.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Sea region.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
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.
Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.
How to act responsibly around marine wildlife when you visit the coast.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
This guidance explains when construction, alteration or improvement works may need a marine licence from the Marine Management Organisation.
Information to support vessel owners and licence holders of under-12 metre English vessels.
MMO has carried out assessments on the impacts of fishing gear on protected features in Stage 3 MPAs as well as an assessment of the social and economic impacts of the proposed byelaws.
A practical, experience-based guide to help applicants understand and navigate the marine licensing process, based on learning from the Ports Sandbox.
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