A marine licence is required if you are undertaking any of the marine licensable activities listed in Section 66 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are the marine licensing authority for English inshore …
As part of our on-going engagement in the South marine plan areas, we want to understand your views on the different ways of achieving the draft marine plan objectives and vision and any alternative approaches to developing marine plan policies. …
Mel Nicholls, Senior Marine Planner, outlines the revisions We believe it is important that people have opportunities to input to the development of the marine plans for the areas in which they live, work or have an interest. The Statement …
Marine planning began in the South back in 2012, and since then with your help we’ve come a long way. Core issues have been identified based on the best available evidence and following on from this we worked closely with …
Chris Maxwell of the MMO’s marine planning team explains why national recognition matters Being nominated for awards is always great, and our marine planning work is currently on the shortlist for both the Civil Service Awards (whittled down from …
Mel Nicholls, Senior Marine Planner at the MMO, explains how consultation views are considered: The South Inshore and Offshore Marine Plans are currently being developed for the coast and seas from Folkestone to the River Dart in Devon. We recently …
Matthew Kinmond, Marine Licensing Manager for aggregate dredging at the MMO, provides an insight into marine licensing and encouraging students to consider a career in marine development and dredging.
On Saturday 13 September I attended the annual Fishstock event in Brixham along with a number of colleagues from the MMO.
As part of national Customer Service Week John Gargett, Customer Manager at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), discusses how customer and stakeholder feedback informs the MMO’s decisions and actions.
Susan Kidd, Marine Planning Manager at The Crown Estate, looks at a new MMO report on the beneficial use of dredged materials. It has long been acknowledged by industry groups, regulators and ourselves that the disposal of potentially valuable dredged …
Dale Rodmell, Assistant Chief Executive at the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), looks at how the fishing industry are helping to plan for our seas. Fisheries are one of the oldest and most widely distributed of all marine activities …