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Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.
How MMO byelaws are made and what they protect.
Use this form to report any action taken under a volunteer bat roost visitor licence.
Certain vessels must use an acoustic deterrent device, known as a 'pinger', to reduce the level of dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) by-catch.
MMO have carried out assessments on the impacts of fishing activities on highly mobile species features including harbour porpoises and marine bird species. These assessments are captured within the draft fishing gear MPA Im…
Get a licence to trap edible dormice for health and safety and other purposes.
How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
Explains how the Animal Welfare Act 2006 applies to wildlife.
Get a licence to capture and transport live Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that are trapped in fisheries to prevent damage.
Get a licence to sell dead specimens of protected species legally taken from the wild before 30 October 1981.
Find out how to appeal if Natural England serves you with a management notice for works on a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
How to do a responsible species reintroduction or other conservation translocation that involves moving plants, animals or fungi to another location in the wild.
Information responsible authorities should include in a local nature recovery strategy.
Find out how and when you can apply to be an accredited consultant for bat roost mitigation work, how to register sites, and if you need to pay.
How to assess a planning application when there are Eurasian beavers on or near a proposed development site.
Find out how the Forestry Commission supports you if you operate in woodland designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).
The byelaw for bottom towed fishing gear, including an impact assessment and charts.
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