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Information on training courses from the Counter Pollution and Salvage team including who should attend, course content and objectives, and how to apply.
Water safety information advising how to stay safe while visiting our waterways.
MMO is proposing management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in The Irish Sea region.
Published June 2021 the North West Inshore and North West Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the border with Scotland to the border with Wales.
Guidance on the technical conservation and landing obligation (discard ban) regulations for 2020. Including how the rules apply, selling undersize fish, reporting requirements and quota management.
Map showing the East Inshore and East Offshore marine plan areas.
Guidance for offshore wind developers on post-consent monitoring standards.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at North West of Lundy, in the South West of England.
How to apply for research and development funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) scheme.
Bluefin (BFT) by-catch rules within the commercial fishery.
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) offers a range of options which may support pollack fishers impacted by recent fisheries negotiations.
This page is dedicated to live MMO surveys relating to Marine Planning and Marine Licensing services. Further information and links to live surveys can be found below.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation is in the Southern North Sea, off the east coast of England.
The Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge MPA is located off the south Lincolnshire coast, encompassing a wide range of sandbank types and biogenic reef.
The South Marine Plans were published on 17 July 2018.
This offshore marine conservation zone was designated on 21 November 2013. Three more features were added to this site on 31 May 2019.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013. One additional feature was added to this site on 31 May 2019
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