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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) alongside UK Fishing Administrations (UKFAs) and the Isle of Man Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) are closing ICES divisions 6a and 7a (see map below) to the…
Connecting Shores podcast is part of Natural England’s Connecting People with Nature programme, which aims to tackle barriers of access to nature.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Belize Women’s Seaweed Farmers Association awarded grant for sustainable expansion of seaweed farms, promoting products and targeted training.
Last week 25 school children from Gizo and Emmanuel schools, Western province, completed 3 days of plastic art creation at the Gizo School Hall.
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron gave a speech at the Blue Belt Symposium 2024 in London.
Government partners with conservation charity ZSL to launch app update allowing tracking and logging of creatures in waters around British Overseas Territories.
MMO Marine Licensing team grants marine licence, allowing for works to begin.
Torridge were awarded £15.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund for the creation of the Appledore Clean Maritime Innovation Centre.
Experts and academics are invited to join a new science network that will help to provide evidence on the environmental impact of deep-sea mining
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.
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed that more than 80% of under-12m inshore vessels participated in the I-VMS roll-out programme last year, resulting in £1.3m of European funding being awarded to fishers.
Changes to a key section of the catch recording app and website are being planned to enable fishermen to record when retained catch is landed.
Building on recent announcements relating to the move to a harmonised MCRS for crawfish and publication of the crab and lobster FMP, Marine Management Organisation (MMO) can now confirm the decision on the proposal to close…
The MMO have been given responsibility by Defra to manage the process of making appointments of General Members to IFCA Committees.
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has taken an important step towards a more sustainable future
Fisheries Management Plans will help deliver a thriving fishing industry and healthy marine environment following extensive engagement with fishing industry
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is reminding fishers with under-12m vessels that are yet to purchase their inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) device, or have done so but are yet to claim their grant funding, that …
External waters fishing vessel licences allowing vessels to fish outside of UK waters in 2023 will expire at the end of this year. In the update below you can find the latest information on preparations by the UK Single Issu…
UK fishing fleet to have access to 750,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in 2024 and total value of fishing opportunities increases from £900 million in 2023
New permitting regimes for a recreational catch and release fisheries in UK waters expected to be in place by summer.
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