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List of UK approved oil spill treatment products including the name, nature and type, and what they are approved for
This page details the MMO’s work on the management of marine non-licensable activity in Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
Map showing how England's inshore and offshore waters have been split into 11 marine plan areas.
How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Marine plan for the east inshore and east offshore marine areas
The strategy sets out the Marine Management Organisation's overall approach to achieving compliance.
Advice and guidance on the catch, landing and sale of common sturgeon.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Bembridge, in the South East of England.
This guidance has been compiled to help recreational divers to ascertain whether diving activities may be licensable.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Mounts Bay, in the South West of England.
Information about the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation at Goodwin Sands, in the South East of England.
Guidance for fish passes where existing obstructions prevent the safe passage of eel and elver travelling up stream.
This inshore marine conservation zone (MCZ) was designated on 21 November 2013. Two features were added to this site on 31 May 2019.
Laying telecommunications and power cables within UK territorial waters (up to 12 nautical miles) requires a marine licence.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
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