Welcome to The Crown Estate
Marine
Investment boosts marinas’ £6 million role in local economy
The Crown Estate and Quay Marinas have launched the new 'Little Orme' dredging vessel at Conwy Quay Marina, which together with Deganwy Marina contributes £6 million a year to the north Wales economy. The Crown Estate and Quay Marinas were joined by the Mayor of Conwy, Anne Roberts.
New slipway helps Lewis locals access sea
Winners announced for prestigious Scottish aquaculture awards
Exploiting the commercial potential of potash and polyhalite
Marine news
- 26 January 2012Investment boosts marinas’ £6 million role in local economy
- 15 July 2011The Crown Estate announces winners of the 2011 Business Awards
- 10 June 2011New slipway helps Lewis locals access sea
- 18 March 2011Hunt on for stars of Scottish aquaculture
What we do
Our role is to manage and enhance the value of our marine assets. This includes issuing licences or leases for aggregates, aquaculture, and cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for marinas, moorings, and have an interest in at least parts of many ports and harbours.
- At a glance
- £586.9 milliontotal property value
- £15.5 millionin revenue from marine minerals
- £14.3 millionin revenue from coastal estate
- £11.5 millionincome from cables and pipelines
- £3.5 millionin revenue from marine renewables
- £2.6 millionin aquaculture revenue
Local focus
- 17 December 2011Talk of the Thames
- 01 December 2011Deganwy Quays Marina retains 5 Gold Anchors
- 03 October 2011North Devon Beach Clean Series
- 14 September 2011Coastal change and engaging coastal community stakeholders – Norfolk
Useful documents
- Crown Estate Act 1961 (PDF, 140 KB)
- The Treasury and The Crown Estate (PDF, 114 KB)
- Memorandum of understanding with MMO (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Community and local stakeholder consultation policy statement (PDF, 92 KB)
Get in touch
Our businesses
Our job of managing nationally important coastal assets helps the businesses that generate the majority of our marine income.
- Aggregates
We hold the rights to explore and utilise the natural resources of the UK continental shelf (excluding oil, gas and coal).
- Aquaculture
We continue to work with and promote the aquaculture industry, which in Scotland alone supports more than 6,000 jobs.
- Cables and pipelines
We have a range of processes in place to help cable and pipeline operators meet their business objectives.
- Moorings and marinas
We have over 17,000 licensed moorings around the UK.
- Metal detecting
Anybody wishing to carry out metal detecting on our foreshore requires a permit.
- Minerals potash
The main focus of our mineral interests is on the extraction of marine aggregates such as sand and gravel.
- Wildfowling
We work to ensure that wildfowling is sustainable across all our marine estates.
- Marine research
Marine research plays a central part in our commitment to exemplary environmental practice, sustainability, and taking the long-term view in our activities.
- Marine stewardship
Stewardship represents our commitment to good environmental practice, sustainability, and taking the long-term view in managing the estate.
