Marine Development Blog

Want to have your say on a marine licence application?

Dr Shaun Nicholson, MMO and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 26 September 2016 - marine licensing

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

Nick Mynard (Senior Marine Officer), 19 September 2016 - Coastal

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.

Innovative working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel

Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 8 September 2016 - marine licensing

...New ways of working Government consent for the development was originally granted in September 2014. However a number of individual elements of its construction are covered by the MMO’s marine...

Microbeads: trouble in the water

Monika Van Wyk and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 7 September 2016 - marine conservation

Marine Conservation Officer, Monika Van Wyk talks marine pollution and the proposed ban on microplastics.

Setting London alight

Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 5 September 2016 - marine licensing

...Line cable car crossing, repairs to a wall at the Tower of London and installation of an Antony Gormley statue, Another Time, on the bank of the River Thames near...

Blueprint for more streamlined regulation in the Thames

Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 25 August 2016 - marine licensing

...the River Thames for navigation, hydrodynamics, promoting the use of the river and for licensing works and dredging. Some of these responsibilities duplicate those of the MMO. However we've now...

The South marine plan implementation workshops

Sarah Temple (Marine Planner), 19 August 2016 - marine planning

This week we have held three marine plan implementation workshops (in Exeter, Portsmouth and Eastbourne) to look at how the south marine plan will be used as part of the decision making process by both public authorities and applicants once …

Understanding underwater noise

Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 18 August 2016 - marine conservation, marine licensing

As human activities in the marine area increase so does underwater noise. Understanding and mitigating the impact of this is an important part of the sustainable development of our seas and protecting the marine environment for future generations.

The hidden depths of data and evidence

Daniel Hallam, Data Manager and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 16 August 2016 - Evidence

The MMO is a data driven organisation. We share the register of data we hold and publish the data we create so that anyone can see and use it themselves.

How to watch marine wildlife without putting them at risk

Colin Speedie, WiSe Scheme and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, 12 August 2016 - marine conservation

...affect marine wildlife? We enjoy a great privilege to be able to watch such a wide variety of marine wildlife around the coastline of Britain. Whales and dolphins, basking sharks,...

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