This month, Cornwall’s coastline has become a hotspot for whale sightings. This includes humpback whales - large, beautiful and powerful wild animals that can range in length from 14–17 m (46–56 ft) and weigh up to 40 metric tons! These …
Our marine planning Iteration 3 engagement is coming to an end.
Dan Ward, Compliance & Enforcement Manager on the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Blue Belt team tells us about tackling illegal fishing around St Helena.
...cost recovering on our advice to developers. We are working alongside industry on how we support them with pre-application advice and more information will be available in the coming year....
The MMO’s Michael Coyle urges owners and operators of under 10 metre fishing boats, registered in England and Wales, to help influence the introduction of a new licence condition.
Information on how to have your say on marine planning and details of our stakeholder workshops.
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.
New technologies being trialed in Blue Belt Programme.
...and delivering catchment flood management plans. The research also identifies where marine plan use may be relevant to advisory bodies and functions. Most decisions fall into seven general decision-making processes:...
The Blue Belt Discovery Expeditions will visit three UK Overseas Territories between February and April.
...and gravels for construction (aggregate dredging) to remove material to clear outfalls (clearance dredging) There has been increased interest in navigational dredging as the UK prepares to leave the EU,...