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New catch-recording requirements explained

Posted by: Michael Coyle, MMO Head of Compliance and Control and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 29 November 2018 - Categories: fisheries
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Introducing and explaining the new catch recording app for fishermen.

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Statistics show where UK vessels fish and what is landed from our waters

Posted by: James Pilkington and Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 27 September 2018 - Categories: Statistics
Torquay devon fishing

...of the seven other EU Member States' waters that the UK landed fish from the most valuable for the UK fleet were (avg. 2012 – 2016): Ireland (65,000 tonnes, £66...

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Innovations and technology to protect our Overseas Territories

Posted by: Jake Turnbull, Communications advisor (MMO), Posted on: 19 October 2017 - Categories: Blue Belt

...monitoring and surveillance of these marine protected areas is therefore critical to their success. The Blue Belt programme is working with a number of technology partners to help deliver this...

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Big data provides new insights into life on the seabed

Posted by: Matthew Kinmond, MMO, Posted on: 29 September 2017 - Categories: marine licensing

...cost effective approach for monitoring the impacts of marine aggregate dredging on the seabed. This plan aims to ensure that the seabed is left in a condition which will allow...

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Sea fish stats - 150 years and counting

Posted by: Guy Ellis (Statistician) - MMO, Posted on: 28 September 2017 - Categories: Coastal, Statistics
1866 report

...on the health of key stocks is also included. Information is presented in numerous tables, charts and maps. Detailed datasets of fish landings are also available for download. So if...

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Marine planning engagement

Posted by: Jessica Churchill-Bissett (MMO), Posted on: 13 July 2017 - Categories: marine planning

...Marine Management Organisation (MMO) marine planning team tells us about the spring engagement that took place in our remaining Marine Plan areas. Time to talk The spring workshops were very...

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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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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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