Closed: April 7, 2025   The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is holding a formal consultation on a proposed byelaw  to prohibit anchoring activity in Allonby Bay HPMA.  The byelaw is proposed to allow recovery of species and habitats alongside ecosystem processes in Allonby Bay HPMA. The byelaw would include a whole site prohibition of anchoring […]

Consultation closed: Sunday 6th April, at 11:59 pm.   The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has developed a Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Local Nature Recovery Strategies set out to support the restoration and enhancement of nature. These strategies are being designed across England and outline the most valuable habitats in the area. Further, they present […]

Consultation closed: April 22nd, 2025 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is consulting on their Draft Business Plan. This plan reflects the Strategy published in 2021. The key activities and progress across the NDA’s sites throughout the next 3 years are outlined in this plan. The NDA works with decommissioning UK’s nuclear sites. They carry out an […]

The North West Coastal Forum – established in May 2000 as a multi-sector non-profit partnership – is setting out on a new journey as a registered charity (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). We have been established as a charity for just over a year and have recently taken on a full time member of staff to oversee […]

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 […]

Nominations close: 26th of February at 5 pm We are pleased to announce the opening for the 7th biennial NW ACE – an award scheme to recognize outstanding achievement in and contribution to the long-term management of our coast and near-shore marine environments. The 3 Categories of Award to enter are:  Coastal Champion This award […]

Survey closed 26th of February The North West Coastal Forum has received funding through the Championing Coastal Coordination fund to create a comprehensive ‘What’s Happening on the North West Coast’ report. This approach was piloted in 2022 under a previous round of 3Cs funding and the 2022 pilot report is available to view on the […]

Hello everyone, my name is Linn Wiberg and I am excited to announce that I am the new North West Coastal Coordinator. I will be driving the work of the North West Coastal Forum. My academic background includes a BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology from the University of Plymouth. Throughout my academic career, I have […]

The North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority is holding 2 drop in events for stakeholders of the North West’s cockle and mussel fisheries. They will be of interest to: permitted gatherers buyers local residents affected by the fisheries anyone else with a stake or interest The events will be held: Tuesday 28th January, 10:00-12:00 […]

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has a rolling recruitment process in place to appoint new General Members to the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) Committees across England, including for the North Western IFCA which currently has 2 vacancies. This is a voluntary role which requires the ability to consider all the local fishing and […]