Government news, all in one place
Government news, all in one place
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Friday, 08 December 2023
External waters fishing vessel licences allowing vessels to fish outside of UK waters in 2023 will expire at the end of this year. In the update below...
Thursday, 07 December 2023
Scallop fishers are being urged to give their views on a range of proposals to protect stocks in 7d and Lyme Bay area of 7e next summer....
Tuesday, 05 December 2023
As part of the next stages for managing English offshore marine protected areas (MPAs), MMO has launched a call for evidence to support the assessment...
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has been awarded £186,000 from the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme to support the ...
Monday, 13 November 2023
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is to increase the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) for crawfish (palinurus spp) in ICES area 7 from 95...
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
MMO is holding a community workshop bringing together people who live, work and visit Studland Bay to share knowledge, experiences and values associat...
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Throughout 2023, the Marine Management Organisation and Studland Bay Marine Partnership (SBMP) have continued to take forward initiatives to protect S...
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
MMO is now commencing the roll-out phase of inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) devices to under six metre vessels. This phase continues the MMO’...
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
As the roll-out schedule for ordering inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) devices enters its third and final phase, fishers with 6-12m vessels ar...
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
As work starts on the Tyne Bridge restoration, specific assurances were required to gain the requisite licensing from the MMO....
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Fishers with under-12m vessels are being urged to ACT NOW to ensure they don’t lose out on grant funding for an I-VMS device ahead of the legal requir...
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced changes to the licensing conditions for human burials at sea for the sea burial site at The Nee...
Thursday, 28 September 2023
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2022....
Monday, 18 September 2023
The MMO has a general member vacancy in the Sussex IFCA. We will be seeking to appoint to fill this vacancy and create a reserve list for any future ...
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has today, Tuesday 12 September, unveiled a series of measures connected to the sole fishery in Lyme Bay followin...
Friday, 25 August 2023
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS), administered by Marine Management Organisation (MMO) on behalf of Defra, delivers investments to safeguard th...
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Following last week's announcement of the restart of the roll-out of Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (I-VMS) devices, MMO has released further detail...
Wednesday, 09 August 2023
MMO has, today, confirmed the roll-out of inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) devices has been restarted....
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
The MMO has several current and upcoming general member vacancies in the North Eastern and Kent & Essex IFCAs. We will be seeking to appoint to fill ...
Friday, 04 August 2023
Marine Management Organisation is urging fishers who are not in a Producer Organisation to check out an opportunity to boost their catch limits for 20...
Thursday, 03 August 2023
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is proposing management measures to protect the first three Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in England....
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
MMO is aware of statements and communications circulating across social media and in industry press regarding the Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (I-...
Friday, 23 June 2023
Prosecutions for misreporting Saithe catch, Newcastle magistrates court, June 2023...
Friday, 16 June 2023
King scallop dredging in a closed area of Dogger Bank landed a fishing business and vessel master with penalties totalling £15,000....
Thursday, 18 May 2023
Industry update on the results of I-VMS device testing, as MMO confirms its ongoing commitment to support fishers. ...
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Fishers and fellow stakeholders are being asked to give their views on a range of potential management measures for the sole fishery in Lyme Bay....
Friday, 24 March 2023
Prosecution brought by Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was heard at Plymouth Magistrates Court on 20 March 2023...
Friday, 17 March 2023
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) alongside UK Fishing Administrations (UKFAs) and the Isle of Man Department of the Environment, Food and Agri...
Wednesday, 08 March 2023
UK scallopers who are yet to respond to a call for evidence on potential closure of the fishery in parts of the Channel this summer are being reminded...
Tuesday, 07 March 2023
The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) formal consultation on the proposed management of bottom towed fishing in 13 marine protected areas (MPAs) ...
UK Health Security Agency Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Bluetongue: latest situation
Environment Agency Illegal waste site in Ramsgate shut by Environment Agency
Environment Agency Vehicles seized in operation at Worcestershire waste site
Ofsted Martyn Oliver's speech at Voice 21's Speaking Summit 2026
Natural England Spring awakens at Wealden Heaths National Nature Reserve