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Marine Management Organisation has prioritised six ecologically significant inshore marine protected areas (MPAs) for assessment and management over the next year.
Ecological protections at sea are being strengthened by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) through updated regulations governing anti-fouling systems on ships.
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) byelaw to protect valuable marine habitats and species in a further 13 English offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) will come into force on 22 March 2024.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Organisations can apply for the Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund to use AI for projects that make UK waters safer, operations smoother and air cleaner.
Two new board members appointed
Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, visited Maldives to build closer links on maritime security, climate, and trade.
This report considers a project to provide the MMO with evidence of social impacts within and between sectors.
Safety messages to the fishing industry and the sea angling community about staying alert to the proximity of other vessels and maximising your chances in event of an emergency.
Includes health and safety onboard, crew, registering vessels
Information on cleaning an oil spill including your options, how to get a product approved and how long it will take.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
The 12-stage process on how a marine plan is made from selection to implementation and monitoring and how you can get involved.
Find out the measures the UK and EC are taking to reduce fishing industry threats to marine life, such as overfishing, finning, and bycatch
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