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The aim of the project was to update two existing co-location matrices, originally produced over 10 years ago (MMO1010), to inform latest thinking on co-existence opportunities and challenges to inform marine plan developmen…
This project developed an approach to identify smaller spatial scales for a potential local marine plan pilot, using various types of data i.e. marine activity data, population density, and information about stakeholder enga…
Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species FMP.
Non-technical summary The Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species…
Details of the strategic environmental assessment for the Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays FMP.
To independently review the Marine Planning evaluation process to support statutory reporting requirements. This includes the implementation of a training programme under MMO1443.
Updates and expands previously unpublished work identifying and mapping important areas for fishing activity. This project includes more recent data and additional analyses and includes the UK and non-UK 12-metre and over fl…
This project seeks to investigate the potential viability of a targeted octopus fishery in southwest England and explore potential management measures associated with any such fishery.
A project to design and implement a comprehensive evaluation framework of the 3 year Marine Protected Area Fisheries and Conservation Strategy.
Designing an evaluation framework and indicators to review processes used by the MMO when producing and implementing marine conservation management measures and subsequent output impacts to examine if they are achieving the …
This project seeks to collect baseline data and develop evaluation framework to be used for future evaluations in assessing the impacts of the Lyme Bay fisheries new management measures.
This project seeks to provide a socio-economic baseline review of the marine sectors and coastal communities of the east marine plan areas, to inform the next iteration of the East Marine Plan and manage the resources and ac…
This project seeks to understand the existing structures in the UK fishing sector and explores how to support and enable fisher-to-fisher engagement, in order for the MMO to increase participatory capacity and move towards i…
This project seeks to explore methods that can be used to improve the MMO’s understanding of the networks within fishing communities to support fair and inclusive collaborative fisheries management and participatory approach…
This project provides a logic framework to support the MMO’s strategic planning for fisheries and to guide improved monitoring and evaluation in achieving the objectives of the Fisheries Act.
This project outlines the importance of facilitation, not only as a crucial step in trialling co-management examples in fisheries management but to improve how the MMO engage with the fishing industry and ultimately work tow…
This project seeks to improve the way MMO engages with the fishing industry by analysing the barriers to engagement with the government through a behavioural approach.
A review of different evidence sources used for mapping the distribution and intensity of under 12m fishing vessel activity in English waters.
This project responds to an evidence gap on the lack of high spatial resolution fishing activity data for the under-12 meter (<12m) fleet.
This project provided recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of methods MMO use to engage with local planning authorities (LPAs) on using marine plans in their decision-making.
This project is a process evaluation for the development of Lyme Bay fisheries management measures for ICES Area 7.e sole, looking specifically at engagement and how these measures were developed.
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