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Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
MMO have carried out assessments on the impacts of fishing activities on highly mobile species features including harbour porpoises and marine bird species. These assessments are captured within the draft fishing gear MPA Im…
Interactive WebApps to support MMO’s assessment and potential management of Stage 4 marine protected areas (MPAs) and guidance to help users make the most of this platform.
Register to use a licence to maintain drainage ditches inhabited by little whirlpool ramshorn snails and find out how to report your actions.
Get a licence to carry out investigations of wildlife and other crime that could affect protected species and their habitats in England.
Owners or occupiers of land, or people authorised by them, can use this general licence to release common pheasants or red-legged partridges on special areas of conservation and within their 500m buffer zones.
How to apply for a licence from Natural England to release beavers into the wild in England.
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
Find out how to appeal if Natural England serves you with a management notice for works on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
Find out when and how to appeal if Natural England refuses you consent to carry out an activity on a site of special scientific interest.
Get a general licence to trap stoats to prevent serious damage to vulnerable livestock.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
Based on the best available evidence MMO have identified bycatch of harbour porpoise in gillnets as a concern that may need to be managed. As such MMO is considering potential management options. It has set out the evidence …
Get a general licence to sell dead wild red squirrels and pine martens.
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
Map of European sites in England and the 500 metre buffer zone around these sites on 31 May 2021.
Find the alternative feature, sub feature or supporting habitat name used in the marine site maps and the corresponding conservation advice package.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in March 1994.
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