This month we reached a milestone in the marine planning process as we launched our call for issues with supporting evidence for the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan areas. Chris Sweeting, Marine Planner (evidence) …
...new inspections are an important part of gathering the evidence for MPACT. Our marine officers have recorded nearly 1600 activities taking place in MPAs. These include recreational activities like jet...
We've produced a series of images to mark the annual European Maritime Day. These contain facts about the European Fisheries Fund, which provided investment towards sustainable fisheries and fishing communities....
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is funding up to six groups to deliver community led local development in England. These Fisheries Local Action Groups, FLAGs,will use the knowledge...
...dredging To carry out dredging to support their operations ports and harbours may require a marine licence from the MMO under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. They may...
Over the last two weeks we have been visiting all four corners of England’s coast, launching the start of marine planning for the north east, south east, south west and...
Phil Haslam, Director of Operations at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), discusses why it is bringing the issue of illegal fish supply chains to the table. Buying fish through illegitimate...
As part of our on-going engagement in the South marine plan areas, we want to understand your views on the different ways of achieving the draft marine plan objectives and...
Mel Nicholls, Senior Marine Planner, outlines the revisions We believe it is important that people have opportunities to input to the development of the marine plans for the areas in...
Marine planning began in the South back in 2012, and since then with your help we’ve come a long way. Core issues have been identified based on the best available...