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MCA guidelines for ports to ensure a co-ordinated local and national response to an oil spill.
Guidance on the preparation of second generation Shoreline Management Plans (SMP).
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
How different types of fishing gear must be marked, what you must do if you lose your fishing gear, how to report lost fishing gear.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds, in the East of England.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Marine Management Organisation duties in relation to Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) and marine licensing
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Details of the efficacy and toxicity tests oil spill treatment products must have before being approved for use in UK waters.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
The plan summarises procedures the Marine Management Organisation follows in a marine pollution incident.
List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
Information on spraying oil spill dispersants, different products and equipment, training, and keeping records.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Berwick to St. Mary's, in the North East of England.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
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