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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
Published communications issued to stakeholders relating to regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for UK offshore oil and gas operations.
How to apply for a fisheries dispensation from UK laws to carry out scientific research from a fishing vessel in English waters.
Get a licence to carry out any work that disturbs the seabed, including building, laying pipelines or cables, dredging and disposing of waste, or get a marine wildlife licence if you might disturb protected species
Ministry of Defence (MOD) Freedom of Information (FOI) responses released during the week commencing 25 March 2024.
As part of the next stages for managing English offshore marine protected areas (MPAs), MMO has launched a call for evidence to support the assessment of fishing on harbour porpoise and marine bird MPAs.
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.
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 licensing system.
Information on impact assessment requirements for marine licence applications.
Guidance notes to show how users and applicants could apply marine plans
The process and criteria for the recovery of marine licence applications for decision by ministers.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is committed to providing an excellent service to our customers.
Vessels owners, agents or skippers should use this subject access request form to request VMS data from the MMO.
Harbour Orders are a form of delegated legislation made under the Harbours Act 1964 (HA 1964), which either amends existing harbour legislation or introduces new harbour legislation.
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