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Marine Management Organisation guidance on the environmental benefits of advanced mooring systems over traditional moorings, as well as the consent and marine licencing process.
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.
Work out if your activity qualifies for the self-service marine licensing process
Information on the UK's implementation of Data Collection Framework legislation (as amended in retained EU law)
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
MCA guidelines for ports to ensure a co-ordinated local and national response to an oil spill.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
MMO byelaw covering specified areas in the following 13 marine protected areas.
Advice and guidance on the catch, landing and sale of common sturgeon.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds, in the East of England.
Support for marine users to minimise environmental impacts from unexploded ordnance clearance in the marine environment.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Holderness Inshore, in the East of England.
How to apply for a several order or a regulating order: application process and documents required.
Only farmed salmon and sea trout, and wild fish caught in legal net and trap fisheries, can be legally bought and sold in England.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Berwick to St. Mary's, in the North East of England.
Information on spraying oil spill dispersants, different products and equipment, training, and keeping records.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Allonby Bay, in the North West of England.
MCA SCAT manual and survey forms for teams involved in clearing oiled shorelines.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
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