Welcome to The Crown Estate
Marine
Community management of coastline: Scottish pilots launched
Two pilot projects for a programme that will enable local councils, harbour bodies and community organisations to manage areas of foreshore and seabed have been announced.
Further £700,000 invested in Rhu Marina
Work starts on Lymington River project
Investment boosts marinas’ £6 million role in local economy
Marine news
- 11 May 2012Community management of coastline: Scottish pilots launched
- 26 March 2012Further £700,000 invested in Rhu Marina
- 07 February 2012Work starts on Lymington River project
- 26 January 2012Investment boosts marinas’ £6 million role in local economy
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
- 05 March 2012Fishing For Litter scheme – 100 tonnes of marine litter
- 05 March 2012Scottish Marine Aquaculture winner trials seaweed to manage waters
- 17 December 2011Talk of the Thames
- 01 December 2011Deganwy Quays Marina retains 5 Gold Anchors
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.
