10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in October 2018
MMO and other marine-related news and developments which took place in October 2018.
Bag it and #binit4beaches
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.
10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in August 2018
...was ordered to pay over £22,000 for offences relating to pollock. involving illegally caught bass and an East Sussex fisherman received a fine of £4,699 plus £3,200 costs for illegal...
Help clean up our beaches with the #binit4beaches campaign
The National Bathing Waters Campaign is calling on us all to combat the level of litter in coastal areas and bathing waters.
10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in July 2018
...to promote guidance on marine wildlife watching. Some of our marine officers spotted a pod of dolphins while patrolling the Lyme Bay area with Devon and Severn IFCA. Seals and...
A coastal adventure with The Snail and the Whale
This summer sees the launch of a unique partnership between the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Natural England and Macmillan Children’s Books.
Volunteering to clean Devon beaches
Posted by:
Jessica Churchill-Bissett (MMO) and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on:
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Coastal, marine conservation
...the marine environment (some of which had obviously had been there a while). After carrying all the marine litter back to Broadsands we sorted the litter for recycling. We ended...
Torbay cleaner coast initiative
...makers exploring the town and local residents out on a stroll. A pod of dolphins that appeared in the harbour initially stole the public’s attention; eventually it moved on, spooked...
Creating a Blue Belt around Tristan da Cunha
...slavery and smuggling. It robs legitimate fishermen and governments of revenue; undermines the accuracy of fisheries’ stock assessments and thwarts efforts to manage marine fisheries responsibly. It is also damaging...
Little hands ? little legs ? big heart ❤ - Great British Beach Clean 2017
“ ?Naughty people - put it in the bin ?"