Marine Bill
The Marine Bill will ensure clean healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, by putting in place better systems for delivering sustainable development of marine and coastal environment.
Consultation on draft Marine Bill
The draft Marine Bill was published, for consultation, on 3 April 2008. Deadline for comments is 26 June 2008.
The key issues covered are:
- the creation of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO);
- planning in the marine area;
- licensing activities in the marine area;
- marine nature conservation;
- managing marine fisheries;
- reform of inland and migratory fisheries;
- modernisation and streamlining of enforcement powers;
- administrative penalties scheme for domestic fisheries offences; and
- access to coastal land.
See our consultations section for copies of the draft Bill, our Policy Document and the Impact Assessment. Copies are being sent to a range of stakeholders.
See "what does this mean for me?" for summary factsheets, and "Protecting our marine environment through the Marine Bill" [PDF] (1.42 MB).
Latest news
Marine Bill sections:
- Key areas covered by the marine bill
Find out more about the key areas of interest covered in the marine bill. - What does this mean for me?
Factsheets summarising what the Bill will mean for individuals, industry and environmental groups. - What happens next?
Find out what happens to the bill following this consultation. - Key documents
Find the latest Marine Bill Newsletter, and important historical documents related to the marine bill. - Research projects
More information on the evidence base used to draft the Marine Bill. - How did we get here?
Historical overview of the Marine Bill process so far.
Contact us
Please email MarineBillTeam@defra.gsi.gov.uk to be added to our stakeholder list for future mailings about the Marine Bill and public consultation activities, or to provide any feedback on issues relating to the Marine Bill.
Page last modified: 9 May 2008