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Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
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.
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 marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
Details of sediment and sample analysis for marine licence applications.
This Marine Policy Statement (MPS) is the framework for preparing Marine Plans and taking decisions affecting the marine environment.
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 April 2023
Information about impact assessments for marine licence applications.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
Use the Environmental Quality Standards Directive (EQSD) list when scoping an activity for a Water Framework Directive (WFD) assessment.
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
How to carry out and use landscape and seascape character assessments.
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.
Fees information for the different marine licences and associated work.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Find out about the different marine species and how they are protected UK wildlife legislation.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England.
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
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