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Government will agree a new strategy to support long-term health of the marine environment.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Environment Secretary Michael Gove launches the Cefas-Exeter collaborative centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Futures to support food security and blue growth.
Planning permission granted for Lowestoft redevelopment of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) headquarters.
Today Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is at the Our Ocean conference in Malta.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK sea fisheries annual statistics report 2016.
Offenders plead guilty to breach of Wildlife and Countryside Act at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 20 September 2017 in case brought by MMO
MMO and BSAC are working together to review guidance on removing lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear from the seabed.
The MMO provides additional guidance on licensing rules relevant for the diving community and fishing gear.
The Environment Secretary has set out how the government is protecting our oceans.
Today the UK and Ireland co-hosted the annual meeting of OSPAR to protect the marine environment.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued a variation to change disposal activities to a new disposal site, Plymouth Deep.
New series of marine planning workshops for the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan areas.
When a storm forced the MSC Napoli ashore at Dorset's Jurassic Coast, it was the start of a £120 million salvage operation lasting 924 days.
A new, better tugboat, the Ievoli Black, will take over emergency towing duties around the north coast of Scotland from the turn of the year
Government announces consultation to ban microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
From November 2016 the MMO will move from a quarterly to monthly billing.
Cefas, Marine Scotland Science and University of Exeter have collaborated to analyse underwater noise data around the UK for the first time.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has been looking into concerns about noise off the Sussex coast and the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.
Six billion fewer plastic bags taken home by shoppers in England and over £29 million donated to good causes thanks to 5p charge
A £200 million state-of-the-art polar research ship is to be named after world renowned naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
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