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Working Together to Protect Harbour Porpoise

Harbour porpoise

Working Together to Protect Harbour Porpoise

For those who work at sea, Harbour porpoises are a familiar sight around our coast. They have a wide diet, feeding mostly on fish, including sandeels, herring and whiting, as well as on squid and crustaceans. As predators they help …

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Beyond the Blue Belt: Testing innovations to deliver monitoring & surveillance for the Overseas Territories

Posted by: Sarah Keynes, Senior Technology Innovation Lead (Blue Belt, MMO), Posted on: 7 February 2019 - Categories: Blue Belt
Blue sea and horizon.

New technologies being trialed in Blue Belt Programme.

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External decision making and implementation mapping of marine plans

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 6 February 2019 - Categories: marine planning
Stretch of coastline under blue sky.

...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:...

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Discovery Expeditions to South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha and St Helena

Posted by: Rachel Healey, Cefas, Posted on: 5 February 2019 - Categories: Blue Belt, fisheries, Statistics
Satellite image showing route of expedition.

The Blue Belt Discovery Expeditions will visit three UK Overseas Territories between February and April.

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The MMO's role in dredging associated with port development

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 24 January 2019 - Categories: marine licensing
Birdseye view of a shipping container at sea.

...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,...

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Marine Planning Iteration 3 engagement

Posted by: Mel Nicholls, MMO Senior Marine Planner, Posted on: 14 January 2019 - Categories: marine planning
Lighthouse shining a beam of light across a dark sea.

Marine planning iteration 3 engagement open now!

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What is the Landing Obligation?

Posted by: Carl Harvey (Digital Manager), Posted on: 11 January 2019 - Categories: fisheries
Seagulls following a trawler across the sea.

...discarded. Will bass be subject to Landing Obligation rules? Bass is not subject the Landing Obligation rules as it is not a quota species and is managed under a general...

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Have your say on marine planning

Posted by: Amy Balding, MMO Marine Planner, Posted on: 11 December 2018 - Categories: marine planning
Graphic showing users of the sea including ships, wind farms, oil rigs and wildlife.

Marine planning surveys give you the opportunity to tell us how you think the plans are performing.

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New catch-recording requirements explained

Posted by: Michael Coyle, MMO Head of Compliance and Control and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 29 November 2018 - Categories: fisheries
Catch Recording App displayed on a smartphone.

Introducing and explaining the new catch recording app for fishermen.

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10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in October 2018

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 7 November 2018 - Categories: MMO corporate
10 images of MMO blogs published during October.

MMO and other marine-related news and developments which took place in October 2018.

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Bag it and #binit4beaches

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 24 October 2018 - Categories: marine conservation
Dog on beach

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.

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