17 May 2022
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched a Call for Evidence on the impacts of fishing activity in 13 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). It follows the announcement of Byelaws to prohibit damaging fishing activity in four MPAs last month, including Dogger Bank and the Canyons, which will come into force on 13 June 2022. The MMO are […]
08 Mar 2022
The Marine Management Organisation has released their ‘Marine Planning newsletter Spring 2022 – Updates from the MMO Marine Planning team’ In this issue of the marine planning newsletter, you will find: Marine plans monitoring surveys Explore Marine Plans Annual Report Strategic Renewables Unit (SRU) update Offshore wind expansion Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) position statement Supporting research […]
01 Mar 2022
Chris Grayling, MP, is introducing a Ten Minute Rule Motion entitled ‘Marine Protected Areas (Bottom Trawling)’. We covered previously that a study noted that Brexit may bring some benefits to the environment as it has enabled the UK to reclaim the autonomy to designate offshore marine protected areas. For example, this has enabled a proposal to […]
01 Mar 2022
The Marine Management Organisation is requesting information to support a three-yearly report to Parliament on the impact and effectiveness of marine plans. The monitoring surveys are one method used to provide data on the use of the marine plans and to support understanding of the influence marine plan policies have in the decision-making process. Information […]
22 Feb 2022
Defra have announced £1.4m of funding delivered to projects supporting sustainable fishing and fisheries science across the UK. Eight innovative new projects that will support the UK’s fishing industry to be more productive and sustainable have been awarded a share of £1.4 million. The funding is the first part of the £24 million earmarked from the £100 million […]
22 Feb 2022
The MMO has recently updated the information on impact assessment requirements for marine licence applications. Marine Plan Policy Assessment section updated to show changes coming to the system from April 2022. From April 2022 the marine plan policy section will be replaced with smart functionality that identifies all marine plan policies relevant to your proposal. […]
08 Feb 2022
Defra and partner agencies have completed a thorough investigation of the cause of dead crabs and lobsters which were found washed up on the North East coast between October and December 2021. Following significant testing and modelling to rule out possible causes, Defra and partner agencies consider that the deaths of the crabs and lobsters […]
07 Feb 2022
The MMO have updated their evidence requirements (1 February 2022) and are seeking information on numerous areas to aid marine planning and management. These requirements include, amongst others: Aquaculture: Information predicting the future location and potential value of sites of aquaculture development. Aquaculture has the potential to be one of the fastest growing English maritime […]
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