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The MMO's role in dredging associated with port development

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 24 January 2019 - Categories: marine licensing
Birdseye view of a shipping container at sea.

...and gravels for construction (aggregate dredging) to remove material to clear outfalls (clearance dredging) There has been increased interest in navigational dredging as the UK prepares to leave the EU,...

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What is the Landing Obligation?

Posted by: Carl Harvey (Digital Manager), Posted on: 11 January 2019 - Categories: fisheries
Seagulls following a trawler across the sea.

...discarded. Will bass be subject to Landing Obligation rules? Bass is not subject the Landing Obligation rules as it is not a quota species and is managed under a general...

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

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 7 November 2018 - Categories: MMO corporate
10 images of MMO blogs published during October.

MMO and other marine-related news and developments which took place in October 2018.

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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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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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How fish quotas for 2018 are set

Posted by: Amy Wardlaw, MMO, Posted on: 5 December 2017 - Categories: fisheries
cod quota fish

...quantities for a stock are shared between the countries involved. This can involve both EU and non-EU countries depending on the stock (e.g., TACs for fish stocks such as North...

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