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Reporting suspicious behaviour around the British coastline

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 14 December 2016 - Categories: Coastal
Project Kraken

The MMO is one of a number of Government organisations involved in Project Kraken – conducting intelligence-led enforcement activities in the marine area.

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Consultation on the Draft South Marine Plans

Posted by: Clare Kavanagh, MMO, Posted on: 11 November 2016 - Categories: marine planning

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 …

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UK Sea Fisheries Annual Statistics Report 2015

Posted by: Lisa Richardson (Senior Statistical Officer), Posted on: 29 September 2016 - Categories: Statistics

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.

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The work of the MMO Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) Team

Posted by: Nick Mynard (Senior Marine Officer), Posted on: 19 September 2016 - Categories: Coastal
Illegal fishing boat

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.

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Innovative working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 8 September 2016 - Categories: marine licensing
London Thames Blackfriars Bridge tunnel MMO

...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...

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Blueprint for more streamlined regulation in the Thames

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 25 August 2016 - Categories: marine licensing
Thames blueprint

...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...

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Understanding underwater noise

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 18 August 2016 - Categories: marine conservation, marine licensing
Seismic survey ship

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.

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The North Thames Fisheries Local Action Group - from the beginning to now

Posted by: Amy Pryor and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 5 May 2016 - Categories: European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
Southend on Sea North Thames FLAG

The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is funding up to six groups to deliver community led local development in England. These Fisheries Local Action Groups, FLAGs,will use the knowledge...

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Marine plans must be based on local knowledge - we need your views

Posted by: Peter Cosgrove, MMO and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 21 April 2016 - Categories: marine planning
Thames tidal area

Over the last two weeks we have been visiting all four corners of England’s coast, launching the start of marine planning for the north east, south east, south west and...

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More opportunities for engagement is essential for next phase of marine plans

Posted by: Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Posted on: 16 March 2016 - Categories: marine planning
Man wears coat and wortks with laptop at the sea

In April its two years since the East Marine Plan was published. Producing the first marine plan for England was a daunting task, but an amazing achievement. It was the...

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