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Ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste in the Southampton area have taken a step forward at a virtual workshop run by the Environment Agency.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is investigating actions by Greenpeace after its vessel MV Esperanza appeared to drop a number of boulders on to the seabed in the United Kingdom’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ.)
Scallop fishing in UK waters of the North Sea around Dogger Bank will now be suspended until 4 April 2021.
Between 28 October and 15 December 2020 the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) held a call for evidence seeking views on the draft Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) marine non-licensable activity assessment.
UKHO announces Marico Marine as the winners of their latest challenge as part of the ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides.
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launches formal consultation seeking views on proposals to manage activity in four of England’s offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Marine science agency's new Chief Executive takes the helm.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow sets out the UK's vision for our seas and highlights cross-government Offshore Wind Enabling Actions Programme in keynote speech at the 2021 Coastal Futures conference.
The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea
New fishing licences explained
Support for seafood businesses to help them from 1 January 2021, following the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU.
In 2012 the Fisheries Administration introduced the requirement for vessels using bottom trawls and seines to use Square Meshed Panels (SMP) to improve selectivity and protect juvenile fish in the Celtic Sea.
The Fish Export Service is now available for fish and seafood exporters.
Rich geospatial data is now accessible via ResilienceDirect to support emergency responders and planners across the UK
Natural England proposes to improve public access to a 25-mile stretch of coast between Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey in Suffolk.
Government launches call for evidence on shark fin trade to look at the impact of stricter controls
Expansion of Solway Firth site boosts England’s network of Marine Protected Areas
The MMO is looking to recruit several members to the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA).
The MMO is looking to recruit several members to the North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA).
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