Whale watching training in the Pitcairn Islands
An update from the Blue Belt Programme on whale watching training in the UK overseas territories.
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Joining the Blue Belt team
Ness Smith has joined the Blue Belt team as Head of Marine Management. In this blog she provides an insight into her expertise on UK Overseas Territories.
Blue Belt Programme visit to Saint Helena
An update on the recent Blue Belt Programme visit to the island of St Helena
Henderson Island Expedition
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Simeon Archer-Rand, Habitat Mapping and Human Activities Team Leader for the UK Government's Blue Belt Programme, tells us about the impact of marine litter on Henderson Island and how work is being done with other organisations to try and tackle the problem.
Blue Belt tuna tagging programme underway in St Helena
A Blue Belt tuna tagging programme is taking place in St Helena as part of a wider project tagging 120,000 tropical tuna species from across the Atlantic.
Tackling Illegal fishing around Saint Helena and the surrounding waters
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Dan Ward, Compliance & Enforcement Manager on the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Blue Belt team tells us about tackling illegal fishing around St Helena.
Tackling illegal fishing in the UK Overseas Territories
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Andy Deary, Head of Compliance and Enforcement for the UK Government’s Blue Belt Programme discusses the challenges of effectively monitoring large scale Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) in remote areas like the UK Overseas Territories.
Beyond the Blue Belt: Testing innovations to deliver monitoring & surveillance for the Overseas Territories
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New technologies being trialed in Blue Belt Programme.
Discovery Expeditions to South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha and St Helena
The Blue Belt Discovery Expeditions will visit three UK Overseas Territories between February and April.
From the most remote inhabited island on Earth to England (and back again): the Wave Dancer’s voyage to refurbishment
The Wave Dancer, a fisheries patrol boat from Tristan da Cunha, has been transported to the UK for refurbishment as part of the UK Government’s Blue Belt Programme.