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Timetable for withdrawal of Standard Nautical Charts and Thematic Charts to be extended beyond 2026 in response to user feedback
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
David Parry, master of British registered fishing vessel Le Men DU (FY408), was ordered to pay a total of £7,841 by Barnstaple Magistrates Court on 19 December 2022 following a successful prosecution by the Marine Management…
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has several current and upcoming general member vacancies in the ten regional Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) across England.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is aware that the report from the Crustacean Mortality Expert Panel has now been published.
After a government officials' meeting in Honolulu, PBP members and observers gave a statement on its work, including on illegal fishing and maritime security.
EA Chair Alan Lovell delivers a speech at the annual Coastal Futures Conference
Share your views on scallop closure proposals.
Important marine habitats will be protected as harmful fishing activity proposed to be banned in 13 more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
MMO will hold a fresh set of quayside conversations with fishers in ports on the south coast to get their views on ongoing development of the Channel demersal non-quota species Fisheries Management Plan (FMP).
Pioneering research set to curb harmful threats to marine biodiversity
The UK will continue as Chair of the Global Ocean Alliance as it calls for more ambition to meet the 30by30 ocean pledge.
The UK Hydrographic Office presents a white paper on the identified opportunities and challenges to the maritime industry, as the sector transforms through decarbonisation and digitalisation.
A review of Studland Bay's voluntary no anchor zone (VNAZ) is being conducted by Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
The UK Government will attend the first negotiations meeting in Uruguay for a global plastics treaty
£20 million awarded to modernise and improve infrastructure across the seafood sector with a further £30 million available from today
Plastic pollution and marine litter seen as the biggest threat, and marine environment considered as precious resource that should be protected
Independent panel to assess the evidence and explanations for high crab and lobster mortality.
Defra announces new funding to implement biosecurity measures that will protect important seabirds
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has presented the 2021 Alexander Dalrymple Award to the US Office of Coast Survey (OCS) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to global hydrography.
Environment Secretary highlights how the UK will champion ending plastic pollution by 2040
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