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New legislation (The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024) will make it a criminal offence for any recreational fishing vessel to target BFT in…
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
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.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
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 l…
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Information on the current rules applicable to Bluefin tuna in UK waters.
An overview of the UKHO Archive, accessing our archive and ordering copies of archive material.
This guidance provides definitions for some commonly-used terms on the subject of marine licensing.
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
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
Find out about funding available through the Infrastructure Scheme.
The timeline illustrates how the assessment and approval process works once an application for a marine licence has been validated.
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
Find out which activities may be exempt from requiring a marine licence and what you need to do in such circumstances.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
Navigation, passage planning, pilotage service, mooring details and charges for boaters using Rye Harbour.
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