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  • Importing or moving fish to the UK

    How to import or move fish for human consumption to the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Do I need a marine licence?

    Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Water Framework Directive assessment: estuarine and coastal waters

    How to assess the impact of your activity in estuarine (transitional) and coastal waters for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The guidance is called Clearing the Waters for All.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Disposing of unwanted distress flares

    Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.

    • From: Department for Transport and 1 others
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  • How to arrange a burial at sea in the UK marine area

    Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). MMO also manages marine licensable activities through our marine l…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Make a marine licence application

    Details of how to apply for a marine licence, what documents you need to provide, how much it costs and how long it will take

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Wreck and salvage law

    Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.

    • From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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  • Marine licensing - Definitions

    This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Record your catch

    Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) Archive

    An overview of the UKHO Archive, accessing our archive and ordering copies of archive material.

    • From: UK Hydrographic Office
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  • Dredging

    This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • ADMIRALTY Tidal Prediction Service

    Our flexible service can provide tidal information tailored to your specific requirements.

    • From: UK Hydrographic Office
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  • UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme

    Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • The Blue Belt Programme

    The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.

    • From: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and 3 others
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  • Bluefin tuna in the UK

    Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Plans for the 2024 Bluefin tuna (BFT) catch and release recreational fisheries

    New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Exporting or moving fish from the UK

    How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Explore marine plans

    Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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