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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will open a bluefin tuna (BFT) catch and release recreational fishery (CRRF) in English waters in 2026. The MMO will run the application process and will issue permits only for vessel…
Guidance on where marine licensing applies and what the key terms mean.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
Understand how to compensate for environmental harm caused by offshore wind projects.
Guidance for the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
Strategic compensatory measures available to offshore wind developers.
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
This is the Marine Management Organisation's Harbour Orders public register page.
Details of how to correctly sample and analyse sediment in support of a marine licence application.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
The Blue Book is a single collection of UK and EU laws.
As a Public Authority, the UKHO makes relevant data sets available in compliance with the ‘Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe’ (INSPIRE) initiative.
Stage 3 marine protected areas (MPA) site assessments and a methodology document.
How offshore wind developers can apply to use the Marine Recovery Fund to secure strategic compensatory measures.
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