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Countdown to EU IUU Regulation Changes 

Countdown to EU IUU Regulation Changes 

Time is running out until 10 January 2026, when the new EU Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations come into effect.  We’re supporting all those involved in the UK seafood supply chain, so they can prepare and adopt to …

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Marine planning milestone for the south coast of England

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 17 July 2018 - Categories: marine planning
south marine plan area

A new Government framework has been launched for the South coast which will inform decision-making on what activities take place in the marine environment. It will guide where and how this is developed, protected and improved in future.

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Blue Belt: getting to know the St Helena marine conservation team

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 11 July 2018 - Categories: Blue Belt
martin cranfield research

As part of our series of articles about our Blue Belt partnership with the St Helena Government we learn more about Martin Cranfield, marine conservation worker. 

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Marine research and funding opportunities highlighted

Posted by: Adam Cook, Head of Evidence and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 2 July 2018 - Categories: Evidence
marine research funding

The MMO’s list of marine-based evidence requirements may provide a useful starting point for those seeking to take advantage of research funding opportunities.

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Blue Belt: interview with Pelagic Project Officer, St Helena Government

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 27 June 2018 - Categories: Blue Belt
St helena Blue Belt

Alison Small, Pelagic Project Officer for the Marine Section of St Helena Government explains her work and involvement with the UK Government’s Blue Belt programme.

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Blue Belt: working with the St Helena Government

Posted by: Marine Conservation Officer (St Helena), Posted on: 20 June 2018 - Categories: Blue Belt
Rhys tagging

The first in a series of articles on the work of the St Helena Government in support of the Blue Belt programme. Rhys Hobbs, Marine Conservation Officer, discusses his work.

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Torbay Cleaner Coasts Initiative

Posted by: Jessica Churchill-Bissett (MMO), Posted on: 23 May 2018 - Categories: Coastal, fisheries, marine conservation

The MMO's Jessica Churchill-Bissett provides an update on the work of the Torbay Cleaner Coasts Initiative to tackle the marine litter problem in the south west.

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How did a marine biologist become a service designer?

Posted by: Paul Kirk (Service Designer, MMO), Posted on: 17 May 2018 - Categories: Coastal, Digital, marine licensing
UKHO mapping expert Dan Evans monitoring incoming data. Image credit: Vlad Laptikhovsky, Cefas

"You count fish don’t you?" "It's something to do with dolphins!" "Wind turbines!" This is just a few of the eloquent and descriptive ways my friends and family have described...

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Marine planning engagement - Iteration 2 update

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 10 May 2018 - Categories: marine planning
marine planning team

Update on marine planning engagement during the first quarter of 2018 during which we met 350 stakeholders face to face and received survey responses from over 1000.

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Marine Pioneer - How nature is integral to decision making

Posted by: Aisling Lannin, MMO Marine Pioneer, Posted on: 8 May 2018 - Categories: Coastal, fisheries, marine conservation, marine licensing, marine planning

The MMO's Aisling Lannin explains the Marine Pioneer project and how nature is integral to decision making.

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New Blue Belt research survey

Posted by: James Bell (Cefas), Posted on: 2 May 2018 - Categories: Blue Belt
The RRS James Clark Ross in front of Tristan Island. Image credit: Rich Turner, BAS.

...for determining the health and status of the commercial stocks. The scientists on James Clark Ross used a mid-water trawl net that opens and closes at different depths. This allowed...

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