The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have launched Your Coast – Explore, Enjoy, Protect, a new external campaign encouraging coastal communities to play a role in shaping the management of recreational activities in England’s MPAs. This campaign begins with a special appeal for people to submit photographs and images of seabed habitats and protected wildlife. […]
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is inviting people to contribute to a new call for evidence on the impacts of marine recreational activities and anchoring within England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This call for evidence supports MMO’s marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) assessment. MMO is assessing the impacts of marine recreational activities and anchoring within […]
Hello everyone! My name is Taz and I am the new North West Coastal Coordinator. I am excited to be a part of the North West Coastal Forum, working with partners along the North West coast and beyond to develop the work of the NWCF. I have experience working in the marine sector, from supporting […]
Hull University and the Coast-R Network have created a survey to hear from people who live or work in coastal areas, as well as businesses, public bodies and community or voluntary organisations with an interest in the coast across the UK. The survey welcomes views on coastal change, decision-making and community involvement. The survey can […]
The Wildlife Trusts are brining people together via a series of online workshops to co-develop a UK Marine Citizen Science Strategy. This initiative arose from discussions at recent UK Marine Citizen Science Network. Anyone with with an interest in UK marine citizen science, including leaders of marine citizen science projects, marine citizen science volunteers and […]
The UK Government has published a report on the impact of their Blue Belt programme over the last decade. It shows how the Government’s £20 million Blue Belt Programme, and collaboration with the UK Overseas Territories, has improved protection and management of key marine ecosystems. n 2016, only 5% of the world’s ocean was formally […]
NWME 2026 took place on a very hot day in Liverpool on 24th June and was a great success. The conference brought together over 50 experts, practitioners, and organisations working across the Irish Sea region to share knowledge, ideas, and enthusiasm for our marine ecosystems. The aim was to showcase what has been happening in […]
Closes 11 September 2026 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has aunched the latest monitoring survey for all marine plan areas in England, providing an opportunity for stakeholders to feedback on marine plan application and effectiveness. If you are a decision-maker, or have experience of using marine plans or even just an interest in them they […]
The University of Exeter has been awarded £939,434 by Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme to lead a major new 3 year project investigating the movement, breeding grounds and conservation status of three of England’s most vulnerable shark species: blue shark, porbeagle and tope. These species are all found in English waters and tope and porbeagle are […]
Consultation close: 14th October 2026 The Scottish Government is currently consulting on 5 Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for pelagic fish stocks. This is a joint consultation between the Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish and UK governments and covers: North Sea herring West Coast of Scotland and Clyde herring Atlanto-Scandian herring Northern Shelf mackerel Northern Shelf blue […]