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How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Current legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) makes it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in …
Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
Summary of the determinations that set out current fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks.
Information to support vessel owners and licence holders of under-12 metre English vessels.
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.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
An accelerated licensing process may apply to some applications for dredging activity.
The systematic survey of the UK’s coastal waters
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.
The Marine Management Organisation has concluded its quality assessment into 2024 landing data for under-10m vessels.
ADMIRALTY Tide Tables (ATT) format - times and heights of high and low waters, four months per page (A4 portrait)
List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
Guidance documents for EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU) requirements as of January 2026.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its 2030 Strategic Plan for healthy, productive seas and coasts.
Apply for Maritime and Fisheries Funds (MFF) and download guidance documents and application forms.
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