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Opportunity to put your views on record

Posted by: Michael Coyle, MMO Head of Compliance and Control, Posted on: 6 March 2019 - Categories: Digital, fisheries
View from end of pier with lighthouse in the distance under grey sky.

The MMO’s Michael Coyle urges owners and operators of under 10 metre fishing boats, registered in England and Wales, to help influence the introduction of a new licence condition.

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Welcoming the suffrage flag to North East England

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 15 August 2018 - Categories: MMO corporate
suffrage flag relay MMO Newcastle

...a significant location in the history of the suffragette movement as it is where Emily Wilding Davison was buried – Davison died after being trampled on by the King’s horse...

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10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in July 2018

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 3 August 2018 - Categories: MMO corporate
July blog round up news MMO

...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...

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Marine planning milestone for the south coast of England

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 17 July 2018 - Categories: marine planning
south marine plan area

A new Government framework has been launched for the South coast which will inform decision-making on what activities take place in the marine environment. It will guide where and how this is developed, protected and improved in future.

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Blue Belt: working with the St Helena Government

Posted by: Marine Conservation Officer (St Helena), Posted on: 20 June 2018 - Categories: Blue Belt
Rhys tagging

The first in a series of articles on the work of the St Helena Government in support of the Blue Belt programme. Rhys Hobbs, Marine Conservation Officer, discusses his work.

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How did a marine biologist become a service designer?

Posted by: Paul Kirk (Service Designer, MMO), Posted on: 17 May 2018 - Categories: Coastal, Digital, marine licensing
UKHO mapping expert Dan Evans monitoring incoming data. Image credit: Vlad Laptikhovsky, Cefas

"You count fish don’t you?" "It's something to do with dolphins!" "Wind turbines!" This is just a few of the eloquent and descriptive ways my friends and family have described...

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Top tips - How to get European Maritime Fisheries Funding

Posted by: Graeme High (Head of EMFF), Posted on: 9 April 2018 - Categories: Coastal, European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), fisheries

Graeme High, Head of EMFF, shares his thoughts on how to access the remaining 20% left of the scheme.

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10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in March 2018

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 3 April 2018 - Categories: MMO corporate
Marine Management Organisation news March 2018

...video on social media reminding people that our consultation on these products closed on 29 March. Blue Belt Dr Emily Hardman, Integrated Marine Management Manager for the Blue Belt programme,...

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Fish fingers don’t come from the supermarket - they come from the sea

Posted by: Carl Harvey (Digital Manager), Posted on: 16 March 2018 - Categories: Digital, marine conservation

...Sand angels Write in the sand Bird spotting Rockpools Beach clean Looking for mermaids hair What are your favourite things to do at the sea? More information about connecting children...

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10 updates you might have missed from the Marine Management Organisation in February 2018

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 28 February 2018 - Categories: MMO corporate
February 2018 updates MMO

...bass in 2018, for both recreational and commercial fishermen. Commercial fishing for bass in any restricted area is prohibited during February and March 2018. We answered some more common questions...

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