The workshops, organised by the Diverse Marine Values project, Defra and the OCT, will be part of a series of workshops to co-develop an ocean literacy strategy for England. Defined as ‘having an understanding of the ocean’s influence on your, and your influence on the ocean’, ocean literacy has been positioned as a key mechanism […]
Consultation closes: 14 May 2025 The Environment Agency is seeking your feedback an approach of working together to review and update the river basin management plans in 2027. The river basin management plans are updated at the end of a 6 year planning cycle, where the next update is due 2027. In order to understand […]
Consultation closes: 25 February 2025 at 11:59 pm The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking views on a new Statutory Instrument and the accompanying Code of Practice for Small Vessels in Commercial use for Sport of Pleasure (“Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code”). Consultation description The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or […]
Policy paper The UK Government’s Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) are delivery plans that ensure fish stocks are managed sustainably and aid a thriving fishing industry. The Fisheries Act 2020 provides the framework to manage the UK fisheries independent of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. Mandated by the act, UK fisheries policy authorities (DEFRA, and the […]
Policy Paper The Office for Environmental Protection has published a report that assesses the government’s progress towards the environmental targets. These are legally-binding targets. The report also assesses the goals of its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) which aims to restore nature and improve environmental quality. This progress report covers the period 1 April 2023 to […]
Consultation closes: 27 January 2025 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is seeking views on how you use the Marine Plans. The survey covers different aspects of how you use the Marine Plan and should take around 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete. It is recommended that you consider the relevant marine plan when […]