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A campaign has been launched by the Seal Alliance and government to help protect seals from human disturbance ahead of Easter weekend.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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 closure will remain in place.
How enhancements to surveillance and fisheries control capacity is helping to keep illegal fishing at bay in England’s seas.
A reminder for eligible businesses to submit their details for payment to the Seafood Response Fund by Friday 26 March.
The government has announced the allocation of additional fishing quota between Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.
Government invests £20 million to develop innovative zero emission vessels and clean port infrastructure.
Formal consultation on four of England’s 40 offshore Marine Protected Areas ends on 28 March.
The UK, Norway and the European Union have today signed a trilateral agreement on catch limits in 2021.
Ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste in the Southampton area have taken a step forward at a virtual workshop run by the Environment Agency.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is investigating actions by Greenpeace after its vessel MV Esperanza appeared to drop a number of boulders on to the seabed in the United Kingdom’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ.)
Scallop fishing in UK waters of the North Sea around Dogger Bank will now be suspended until 4 April 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 Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) marine non-licensable activity assessment.
UKHO announces Marico Marine as the winners of their latest challenge as part of the ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides.
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) launches formal consultation seeking views on proposals to manage activity in four of England’s offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Marine science agency's new Chief Executive takes the helm.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow sets out the UK's vision for our seas and highlights cross-government Offshore Wind Enabling Actions Programme in keynote speech at the 2021 Coastal Futures conference.
The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Council of the Exploration of the Sea
New fishing licences explained
Support for seafood businesses to help them from 1 January 2021, following the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU.
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