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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.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Applications and guidance for the 2025 Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial and recreational fisheries is now available.
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 to assist fishers understand how and when I-VMS will be delivered in English waters, how it may affect them, their responsibilities, and the steps they need to consider.
Information about the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
Bluefin tuna (BFT) commercial fishery within UK waters.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures…
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
Create and submit catch records for all English and Welsh under 10 metre (U10m) flag vessels that fish in UK waters.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Information on the rules, regulations and restrictions for bass fishing from 1 January 2025,
Strategic compensatory measures available to offshore wind developers.
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
An overview of the UKHO Archive, accessing our archive and ordering copies of archive material.
Definitions of some commonly used terms in marine licensing.
Information about impact assessments for marine licence applications.
How to apply for a commercial domestic fishing licence for vessels 10m and under
Find marine planning information for England, including data on marine licenses, environmental designations and policy information from regional marine plans.
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