Big data provides new insights into life on the seabed
...cost effective approach for monitoring the impacts of marine aggregate dredging on the seabed. This plan aims to ensure that the seabed is left in a condition which will allow...
marine licensing
Why do I need a licence to remove lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear from the sea bed?
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Matthew Kinmond, MMO, Posted on:
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Coastal, marine conservation, marine licensing
Our Senior Marine Licensing Manager Matthew Kinmond answers this question.
Marine aggregates industry interchange
...Marine Aggregates Producers Association (BMAPA), CEMEX UK Marine Ltd and Tarmac Marine Ltd. The team were warmly welcomed on-board the ‘Sand Falcon’ dredger at the Port of Jarrow in the...
Visit from South Korea delegates
Marine aggregates are an important resource for England and Wales, and there is a long history of marine aggregate extraction in our waters.
Digital tools to help make marine licensing more efficient
...support to help people work out if they need a licence. Some may now also be able to apply, pay for and download their own licence using our new automated...
Cables, causeways and other current marine licensing examples
...on Sunderland City Council’s website and on the public register (search for 34686/100115/6). Marine aggregates and fisheries liaison Part of the MMO’s role is in managing and balancing competing uses...
Solving the ocean challenge: A pathway from science to impact
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Adam Cook, Head of Evidence and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on:
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Evidence, marine conservation, marine licensing, marine planning
The BBC’s Planet Earth II has been an outstanding television series, perfectly illustrating the dialectic relationship we have with nature, and helping to re-engage many in the debate on how we protect our wildlife whilst supporting a growing economy, providing …
Want to have your say on a marine licence application?
Dr Shaun Nicholson, Head of Marine Licensing at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), explains more about the decision-making process for applications and how the public can have their say on proposed activities.
Innovative working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel
...New ways of working Government consent for the development was originally granted in September 2014. However a number of individual elements of its construction are covered by the MMO’s marine...
Setting London alight
...Line cable car crossing, repairs to a wall at the Tower of London and installation of an Antony Gormley statue, Another Time, on the bank of the River Thames near...