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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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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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Trudi Wakelin: my first 6 months

Posted by: Trudi Wakelin (Director of Marine Licensing), Posted on: 16 October 2017 - Categories: marine licensing, Uncategorized
Trudi Wakelin

I am the Director of Marine Licensing and have been with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for 6 months.

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Creating a Blue Belt around Tristan da Cunha

Posted by: Jake Turnbull, Communications advisor (MMO), Posted on: 22 September 2017 - Categories: Blue Belt
Rockhopper Penguins of Tristan da Cunha stamp

...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...

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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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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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Setting London alight

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 5 September 2016 - Categories: marine licensing
London fire Thames regulation

...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...

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Dorset aquatic artwork installed

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 8 August 2014 - Categories: marine licensing
Image of Antony Gormley statue in the Thames

A project which saw the installation of a new reef and art project off the Dorset coast in early August is an unusual example of the MMO's marine licensing remit.

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