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Court action for illegal scallop fishing

Court action for illegal scallop fishing

Friday, 16 June 2023

King scallop dredging in a closed area of Dogger Bank landed a fishing business and vessel master with penalties totalling £15,000....

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MMO announces the results of I VMS device testing

MMO announces the results of I VMS device testing

Thursday, 18 May 2023

Industry update on the results of I-VMS device testing, as MMO confirms its ongoing commitment to support fishers. ...

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Have your say on Lyme Bay sole management

Have your say on Lyme Bay sole management

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Fishers and fellow stakeholders are being asked to give their views on a range of potential management measures for the sole fishery in Lyme Bay....

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MMO prosecution lands owner and master with £14,380 penalty

MMO prosecution lands owner and master with £14,380 penalty

Friday, 24 March 2023

Prosecution brought by Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was heard at Plymouth Magistrates Court on 20 March 2023...

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ICES area 6a and 7a queen scallop fishery closure   2023 closure

ICES area 6a and 7a queen scallop fishery closure 2023 closure

Friday, 17 March 2023

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) alongside UK Fishing Administrations (UKFAs) and the Isle of Man Department of the Environment, Food and Agri...

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Countdown is on for scallop closure views

Countdown is on for scallop closure views

Wednesday, 08 March 2023

UK scallopers who are yet to respond to a call for evidence on potential closure of the fishery in parts of the Channel this summer are being reminded...

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Less than a month remains for people to have their say on latest proposals for England’s marine protected areas

Less than a month remains for people to have their say on latest proposals for England’s marine protected areas

Tuesday, 07 March 2023

The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) formal consultation on the proposed management of bottom towed fishing in 13 marine protected areas (MPAs) ...

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Quota cap removed for 2023

Quota cap removed for 2023

Friday, 03 March 2023

Fishers on the 440 under-10m vessels subject to an annual quota cap will not face the limitation for the remainder of 2023 following a decision by Def...

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Channel non quota species FMP engagement update

Channel non quota species FMP engagement update

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Marine Management Organisation has finalised dates, times and places for its second round of conversations with south coast fishers about the Channel ...

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Vessel master fined for failing to declare catches

Vessel master fined for failing to declare catches

Wednesday, 01 February 2023

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...

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Exciting opportunity to participate in the management of inshore fisheries and marine conservation

Exciting opportunity to participate in the management of inshore fisheries and marine conservation

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has several current and upcoming general member vacancies in the ten regional Inshore Fisheries and Conservation ...

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Panel of independent experts publish findings into crab deaths

Panel of independent experts publish findings into crab deaths

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is aware that the report from the Crustacean Mortality Expert Panel has now been published....

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Call for evidence for scallop fishery closures in Lyme Bay and area 7d in summer 2023

Call for evidence for scallop fishery closures in Lyme Bay and area 7d in summer 2023

Thursday, 26 January 2023

Share your views on scallop closure proposals....

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Channel non quota species FMP engagement sessions announced

Channel non quota species FMP engagement sessions announced

Friday, 13 January 2023

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 ...

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Studland Bay Voluntary No Anchor Zone   2022 Review

Studland Bay Voluntary No Anchor Zone 2022 Review

Friday, 09 December 2022

A review of Studland Bay's voluntary no anchor zone (VNAZ) is being conducted by Marine Management Organisation (MMO). ...

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Reappointments made to the Marine Management Organisation Board

Reappointments made to the Marine Management Organisation Board

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Peter Judge MBE and David Lyall have been reappointed to the Board of the Marine Management Organisation...

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Non quota species working group minutes published

Non quota species working group minutes published

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Stakeholders with an interest in management planning for demersal non quota species in the Channel can now read the first minutes of a working group s...

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Marine licence issued for Virgin Orbit satellite launch project.

Marine licence issued for Virgin Orbit satellite launch project.

Monday, 24 October 2022

The Marine Management Organisation has issued a marine licence for first UK space launch from Cornwall....

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How to keep in touch with us

How to keep in touch with us

Monday, 24 October 2022

A statement from our CEO...

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Catch recording service: Routine website maintenance 13 October

Catch recording service: Routine website maintenance 13 October

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

The catch recording website for under 10m vessels will be unavailable on Thursday 13 October, 08:00-13:00 due to routine maintenance....

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Fishing industry in 2021 statistics published

Fishing industry in 2021 statistics published

Thursday, 29 September 2022

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2021....

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MMO engages recreational fishers on Fisheries Management Plan.

MMO engages recreational fishers on Fisheries Management Plan.

Friday, 23 September 2022

Details of MMO engagement on the development of the Channel demersal Non-quota species Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) with recreational anglers. ...

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Channel demersal NQS FMP working group launches

Channel demersal NQS FMP working group launches

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

The MMO and key stakeholders have set up a working group which will be at the heart of work to develop the Channel demersal non quota species Fisherie...

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Exciting opportunity to manage inshore fisheries and conservation at Southern IFCA

Exciting opportunity to manage inshore fisheries and conservation at Southern IFCA

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

The MMO are currently seeking applications for a General Member to sit on the Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA). We are loo...

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MMO response to actions by Greenpeace in South West Deeps

MMO response to actions by Greenpeace in South West Deeps

Thursday, 08 September 2022

MMO has a statutory responsibility to protect our precious marine environment. We had already announced a programme of work to manage all fishing acti...

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Excellent opportunity to get work experience with the Marine Management Organisation

Excellent opportunity to get work experience with the Marine Management Organisation

Thursday, 01 September 2022

Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) are a cornerstone of the Government’s approach to fisheries management now the UK has left the EU’s Common Fisheries...

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£9m fisheries funding boost for English seafood businesses

£9m fisheries funding boost for English seafood businesses

Thursday, 25 August 2022

Over 500 projects in the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors have been awarded more than £9m of Government funding to support efforts to sust...

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MMO response to Greenpeace action in South West Deeps (East)

MMO response to Greenpeace action in South West Deeps (East)

Monday, 15 August 2022

MMO and Greenpeace have a shared interest in protecting our precious marine environment....

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Marine Management Organisation opens consultation on Virgin Orbit satellite launch project

Marine Management Organisation opens consultation on Virgin Orbit satellite launch project

Friday, 22 July 2022

Consultation on marine licence application runs from 22 July to 19 August 2022...

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I VMS reaches milestone with more than a quarter of under 12m fleet installing devices

I VMS reaches milestone with more than a quarter of under 12m fleet installing devices

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

More than a quarter of the English inshore fleet has already installed their onboard devices, and almost £250,000 in grant payments has been paid to f...

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