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Published June 2021 the South East Inshore Marine Plan provides guidance for sustainable development from Felixstowe in Suffolk to near Folkestone in Kent.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Dart Estuary, in the South West of England.
Find out whether BBNJ environmental impact assessment requirements may apply to your activity.
Find out what repositories must do under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026.
Details on what you need to do to apply for a standard marine licence.
Meet the Team
Information on how businesses can offer a flare disposal service.
We have a team of experts who specialise in technical aspects of maritime baselines, limits, zones and boundaries.
How to apply for research and development funding from the UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) scheme.
The Marine Management Organisation has concluded its quality assessment into 2024 landing data for under-10m vessels.
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.
Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation is in the Southern North Sea, off the east coast of England.
Prioritisation criteria for ports to identify which harbour order applications are eligible for prioritised processing by the Marine Management Organisation.
Information that must be sent manually to the UK Fisheries Call Centre if your electronic logbook software system fails.
MMO byelaw prohibiting anchoring within the Allonby Bay Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA). This HPMA covers 28 km2 of inshore waters off the north-western shore of Cumbria.
Learn about how the UK Managing Authority (UKMA) manage the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has written to the Office for Statistics Regulation to request a temporary suspension to the accredited official statistics designation of the Sea Fisheries Statistics.
Information on spraying oil spill dispersants, different products and equipment, training, and keeping records.
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