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Details of how to correctly sample and analyse sediment in support of a marine licence application.
Guidance on where marine licensing applies and what the key terms mean.
Information to help you answer your query before you contact us.
Our flexible service can provide tidal information tailored to your specific requirements.
An overview of the UKHO Archive, accessing our archive and ordering copies of archive material.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
Guidance to assist fishers understand the role of I-VMS and their responsibilities.
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
This area covers ICES areas 7e, 7f and 7g; from St Alban’s Head, round the coast of Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly and up to Bristol.
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.
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.
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has implemented actions under the Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) for sustainable fisheries, social and economic goals in English waters of International Council for the Exploration of t…
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
This Marine Policy Statement (MPS) is the framework for preparing Marine Plans and taking decisions affecting the marine environment.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
As a Public Authority, the UKHO makes relevant data sets available in compliance with the ‘Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe’ (INSPIRE) initiative.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
Published June 2021 the North East Inshore and North East Offshore Marine Plans provides guidance for sustainable development from the Scottish Border to Flamborough Head in Yorkshire.
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