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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced it is changing the approach to the introduction of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems (I-VMS) for fishing vessels under 12 metres long operating in English waters.
Changes to the planned introduction of catch recording for all English and Welsh under 10 metre fishing boats have been made following a public consultation.
Review into new type of protection for sea life and marine habitats in England launched on World Oceans Day.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Willem de Boer, skipper of the Ansgar (E104) appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates Court on 24 May 2019 in a prosecution brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking the most significant expansion of England’s ‘Blue Belt’ of protected areas to date.
Application for FDF schemes in 2019 are now open and include vessels fishing in the North East Nephrop fishery.
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has today welcomed HRH The Princess Royal to officially open its new headquarters in Admiralty Way, Taunton.
Dean Rollason, owner of the Top Dog (PH5580) appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court on 19 March 2019 in a prosecution brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
UK Government backs plans by Ascension Island to designate over 150,000 square miles of its waters as a fully protected no-take Marine Protected Area.
An RSS Discovery expedition to UK Overseas Territories to explore marine environments in the South Atlantic has departed.
Cefas has been designated as a United Nations FAO Reference Centre for Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation, helping to ensure safe and sustainable shellfish.
From 1 March English fishing vessels will have a 70kg by-catch allowance for Undulate Rays in ICES Areas VIId and VIIe.
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is in Vanuatu for the South Pacific Region Commonwealth Litter Programme conference.
UK Hydrographic Office, with support from Maritime & Coastguard Agency, work with representatives from 10 Overseas Territories to support maritime trade within their waters
Memorandum of Understanding establishes cooperation for the conservation and management of coastal and marine protected areas.
Revised rules relating to fishing for sea bass apply from midnight 31 January 2019.
Two Scottish universities that are leading projects to tackle global grand challenges will receive over £35 million in UK Government funding.
Bill Dickson, Peter Judge and David Lyall have been appointed for three years commencing on 1 February 2019.
Advice on preparing for the introduction of catch certificates part of contingency planning
Special Address by Dr. Thérèse Coffey MP at the UN Oceans Day side event, COP24
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