Reducing and Mitigating Erosion and Disturbance Impacts Effecting the Seabed (ReMEDIES) was a five-year (2019-2024), EU LIFE funded project, carried out in five Special Areas of Conservation within England. The project partnership, led by Natural England, implemented a variety of restoration and protection measures e.g. Voluntary No Anchor Zones.
A deliverable of the project is the collection and dissemination of lessons learnt. This Technical Information Note collates the licences and associated variations secured throughout the project. Lessons learnt during the licence application process have been captured and recommendations are made intending to aid others securing marine licence for seagrass restoration purposes.
During the project, a total of eleven licences were applied for by Natural England and the Ocean Conservation Trust from the Marine Management Organisation (in addition to one scientific exemption) and two licences from The Crown Estate. These licences were required to either access the proposed site or to enable restoration activities to be undertaken.