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Tuesday, 26 October 2021
The Government of the Pitcairn Islands has published an ambitious five-year Marine Protected Area (MPA) management plan to protect over 841,910 square...
Friday, 15 October 2021
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will accept new applications by capped licence vessels for additional quota until early December following a ...
Thursday, 30 September 2021
Fishing industry in 2020 statistics published...
Friday, 10 September 2021
The Marine Management Organisation is introducing the Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone Habitat Protection Strategy to protect sensitive seagrass ...
Friday, 03 September 2021
MMO, in partnership with DfT, announce changes to Harbour Order application fees....
Friday, 27 August 2021
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched its programme to identify tracking devices that meet its technical specifications for monitoring...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Four competitive funding rounds to support key areas of England’s marine and fisheries sector. ...
Friday, 13 August 2021
King scallop fishing by UK and EU vessels is to be suspended in UK waters of ICES area VIId after consultation with the UK scallop industry and the Go...
Friday, 30 July 2021
The MMO is looking to recruit ten general members to regional IFCAs across the UK....
Friday, 16 July 2021
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on proposals for new technical measures affecting Nephr...
Wednesday, 07 July 2021
MMO joins up with stakeholders for day of engagement with recreational sea users...
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Milestone for England’s seas as the North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans are adopted, completing a full suite of plans cover...
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
The Marine Management Organisation is making some important changes to the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). ...
Friday, 11 June 2021
Following the conclusion of annual negotiations with the UK and the EU, the MMO provides an update on proposed changes to Celtic Sea Conservation meas...
Friday, 11 June 2021
The MMO is harmonising rules relating to Single Area Licensing. ...
Friday, 11 June 2021
Following the conclusion of fisheries negotiations between the UK and the EU, the MMO can now provide details on proposed changes relating to European...
Monday, 24 May 2021
A round up of recent prosecutions brough by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)...
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is pleased to confirm dates for the first English Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) panel....
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
New scheme launches to provide £6.1 million over the next 12 months to support England’s seafood sector, coastal communities and marine environment. ...
Thursday, 01 April 2021
Scallop fishing in UK waters of the North Sea around Dogger Bank can resume from 5 April except in the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) where a clos...
Friday, 26 March 2021
How enhancements to surveillance and fisheries control capacity is helping to keep illegal fishing at bay in England’s seas. ...
Thursday, 25 March 2021
A reminder for eligible businesses to submit their details for payment to the Seafood Response Fund by Friday 26 March....
Friday, 19 March 2021
Formal consultation on four of England’s 40 offshore Marine Protected Areas ends on 28 March....
Monday, 01 March 2021
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is investigating actions by Greenpeace after its vessel MV Esperanza appeared to drop a number of boulders on...
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Scallop fishing in UK waters of the North Sea around Dogger Bank will now be suspended until 4 April 2021....
Thursday, 18 February 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 Mari...
Monday, 01 February 2021
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launches formal consultation seeking views on proposals to manage activity in four of England’s offshore Marine P...
Friday, 01 January 2021
New fishing licences explained...
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Support for seafood businesses to help them from 1 January 2021, following the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU....
Thursday, 31 December 2020
In 2012 the Fisheries Administration introduced the requirement for vessels using bottom trawls and seines to use Square Meshed Panels (SMP) to improv...
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