How does the MMO protect MPAs?
The MMO Marine Conservation Team explains the organisation's role in protecting MPAs.
marine conservation
What are Marine Protected Areas?
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Rachel-Louisa Joyce, MMO Marine Conservation Manager, Eleanor Johnston, MMO Marine Conservation Manager and Dr Jessica Duffill Telsnig, MMO Marine Conservation Manager, Posted on:
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marine conservation
Members of the MMO's Marine Conservation Team provide an insight into MPAs.
Observing marine wildlife safely
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Dr Jessica Duffill Telsnig, MMO Marine Conservation Manager and Rachel-Louisa Joyce, MMO Marine Conservation Manager, Posted on:
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Coastal, marine conservation
As the weather gets warmer and people begin to spend more time outside, there are opportunities to enjoy some of the amazing marine wildlife around the English coast, but it's vital that our enjoyment doesn't take precedent over the safety …
How does the MMO respond to marine pollution incidents?
A summary of the MMO's remit for marine pollution incidents
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 and Enforcement Manager, Blue Belt programme, Posted on:
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Blue Belt, Coastal, Enforcement, marine conservation, MMO corporate
Dan Ward, Compliance & Enforcement Manager on the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Blue Belt team tells us about tackling illegal fishing around St Helena.
Bag it and #binit4beaches
Dog mess should never be left on beaches to be washed away by the tide. It contains high levels of bacteria that can affect water quality and pose a risk to public health.
Delivering Blue Belt on Pitcairn Island
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Dr Emily Hardman (Blue Belt, MMO), Posted on:
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Blue Belt, marine conservation, marine licensing, MMO corporate
Integrated Marine Management Manager, Dr Emily Hardman, provides us with an insight into one of the smallest populated UK Overseas Territories, Pitcairn Island.
Help clean up our beaches with the #binit4beaches campaign
The National Bathing Waters Campaign is calling on us all to combat the level of litter in coastal areas and bathing waters.
Volunteering to clean Devon beaches
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Jessica Churchill-Bissett (MMO) and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on:
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Coastal, marine conservation
Jessica Churchill-Bissett, from the MMO's marine planning team, led a volunteer clean-up of Devon beaches on behalf of the Torbay Cleaner Coasts Initiative.