14 Jan 2017
Just three of the articles from the most recent MMO marine planning update Draft South Marine Plan consultation – now open At the beginning of November we launched our 12 week consultation on the draft South Marine Plan. The consultation is open until 27 January 2017, and asks for your views and feedback on the […]
05 Dec 2016
The MMO has asked for people to share their views regarding a potential new marine disposal site in the South West. There is no statutory duty upon the MMO to consult the general public in this way but due to the interest in the area of Whitsand Bay the MMO want to gather as many views as possible. The MMO will […]
14 Nov 2016
Fishing Focus The last Fishing Focus came out in May before the EU referendum. Reading this you might be forgiven for wondering whether it took place at all. It is well worth going through this Fishing Focus in detail because it highlights a range of items from the UK’s position on deep sea fishing to […]
07 Nov 2016
Consultation on the Draft South Marine Plans: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is delighted to announce that the consultation on the Draft South Marine Plans will take place be between 7 November 2016 and 27 January 2017. The consultation gives interested parties the chance to share their views and opinions on the Draft marine plan […]
31 Oct 2016
Natural England commenced a public consultation regarding three potential Special Protection Areas (pSPAs) around England. These sites are: Solent & Dorset Coast pSPA which is a new site for foraging common, little and Sandwich terns on the south coast. Greater Wash which is a new site on the east coast for wintering red-throated diver, common […]
17 Oct 2016
‘Information is power’ Two ways of looking at the UK’s fisheries statistics; MMO produce the year on year details stats on UK fisheries, whilst in Shetland Ian Napier has produced a comparison of UK and EU fleet catches for the SFA. Not surprisingly the report has provided ammunition to fishermen’s groups campaigning for a more […]
26 Sep 2016
MMO: A streamlined approach to regulating development in the River Thames has been agreed by the MMO and Port of London Authority. The ‘Thames Concordat’ is a new set of principles both organisations will follow in cases where both the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Port of London Authority (PLA) have a regulatory remit. It […]
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