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Public sector paperless awards 2017

Posted by: Carl Harvey (Digital Manager), Posted on: 10 July 2017 - Categories: Digital, marine planning

...This unique event was created to honor and encourage the digital progress and achievements of organisations throughout the UK and to share best practice in digital transformation within the public...

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Future fisheries officers

Posted by: Martin Arris (Marine Officer) - MMO, Posted on: 30 June 2017 - Categories: Coastal, marine conservation

...the whole area smelled of rotten prawns, gave a short presentation on all types of gear used for fishing, followed by “hands on” measuring of a piece of net using...

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How many statisticians does it take?

Posted by: Guy Ellis (Statistician) - MMO, Posted on: 21 March 2017 - Categories: Statistics, Uncategorized

Guy Ellis is part of an MMO team of 3 statisticians, providing analysis and advice to quota managers, industry and policy makers.

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Fully Documented Fishery scheme helping to reduce discards of quota species

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 20 March 2017 - Categories: Coastal
boat and sea birds catch quota trials

...vessel is fishing and sensors to detect when the fishing net is deployed. A picture of the REM system’s output is below. These schemes are voluntary and it is only...

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How clean is your beach?

Posted by: Carl Harvey (Digital Manager), Posted on: 15 March 2017 - Categories: Coastal, marine conservation
Pile of rubbish collected

...hour clean we had found hundreds of items scattered across the beach and sand dunes including: tractor tyres lighters glass bottles beer cans tennis balls cotton bud tips cans of...

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Focus on (EMFF) - Whitby and District Fishing Industry Training School

Posted by: Catherine Murphy (MMO), Posted on: 3 March 2017 - Categories: Coastal, European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

In the second of our series of EMFF Focus On’s and to coincide with National Apprenticeship week 6 March 2017 we focus on Whitby and District Fishing Industry Training School.

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Cables, causeways and other current marine licensing examples

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 2 March 2017 - Categories: marine licensing
Lindisfarne causeway

...on Sunderland City Council’s website and on the public register (search for 34686/100115/6). Marine aggregates and fisheries liaison Part of the MMO’s role is in managing and balancing competing uses...

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Focus on (EMFF) - Projects funded and the benefits they are bringing

Posted by: John Gargett, MMO, Posted on: 24 February 2017 - Categories: European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

...was built in 1985 and it had been idle for some time. It was purchased by North Devon Trawlers in order to restore it and return it to the North...

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The work of an MMO marine officer

Posted by: Martin Arris (Marine Officer) - MMO, Posted on: 23 February 2017 - Categories: Coastal

...landings, and an opportunity to input some of the inspections and data collected that day. Of course, we cannot visit everywhere every day, but most days can be as varied,...

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Keeping the data flowing

Posted by: Laura Milstead - Administration Officer (MMO), Posted on: 17 February 2017 - Categories: Coastal

Laura Milstead, Administration Officer with the MMO North Shields coastal office tells us about the valuable work of MMO coastal data entry teams.

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