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The pre-election period
The pre-election period
In the coming weeks, you will notice that it’s much quieter than usual on this blog.
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly FLAG
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is funding six groups to deliver community led local development in England. These Fisheries Local Action Groups, FLAGs, will use the knowledge of local stakeholders to tackle fisheries issues at a local level. …
Building on success with the Holderness Coast FLAG
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is funding six groups to deliver community led local development in England.
SEAsons greetings from all at the MMO
In our final blog post before Christmas 2016 we take a look at back at our most popular digital content from the past year. We also share some information you might find useful over the festive period.
Solving the ocean challenge: A pathway from science to impact
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 …
Reporting suspicious behaviour around the British coastline
The MMO is one of a number of Government organisations involved in Project Kraken – conducting intelligence-led enforcement activities in the marine area.
60 Organisations vs 1 Grey Seal
How would we work if something went wrong in our seas?
Consultation on the Draft South Marine Plans
This week the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launched the consultation on the Draft South Marine Plans. The consultation will be open between 7 November 2016 and 27 January 2017. Stakeholders will be able to comment via the MMO’s Citizen Space …
UK Sea Fisheries Annual Statistics Report 2015
On the day the MMO publish their Annual Sea Fisheries Statistics, Lisa Richardson (MMO, Senior Statistical Officer) tells us a little about the work that goes into preparing the statistics.
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.
The work of the MMO Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) Team
Today is #TalkLikeAPirateDay and I wanted to share some information on the work the IUU team do to implement the IUU Regulation on behalf of the UK and prevent illegally caught fish from coming across our border.