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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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  • Do I need a marine licence?

    Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.

    • 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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  • 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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  • UK marine policy statement

    This Marine Policy Statement (MPS) is the framework for preparing Marine Plans and taking decisions affecting the marine environment.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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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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  • Self-service marine licensing

    Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • How we respond to marine pollution incidents

    How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • East Marine Plans

    Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine Licensing: sediment analysis and sample plans

    Details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine Licensing: impact assessments

    Information on impact assessment requirements for marine licence applications.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Understand MMO marine conservation byelaws

    How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • List of chemicals for Water Framework Directive assessments

    Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Managing marine non-licensable activities in marine protected areas

    How marine non-licensable activities are assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPAs).

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine species & wildlife: protection

    Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Understand and apply for marine wildlife licences and report an incident

    Why you need a marine wildlife licence if you are going to disturb a protected species, how to apply and how to report an incident.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023

    MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Landscape and seascape character assessments

    How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.

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

    Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Marine Pollution Contingency Plan

    The plan summarises procedures the Marine Management Organisation follows in a marine pollution incident.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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