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MMO announces the results of I-VMS device testing. Fishers will continue to be supported by MMO following the outcome of the independent testing on Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems (I-VMS) devices […]
Channel non-quota species FMP engagement update. The Marine Management Organisation has finalised dates, times and places for its second round of conversations with south coast fishers about the Channel demersal […]
Fishing activity to be banned in 13 more English MPAs. The latest stage of proposed measures to protect further valuable marine habitats and manage harmful fishing activity in England’s Marine […]
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme funding panel dates announced for 2023. Panel dates in 2023 for applications to Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) valued over £150,000 confirmed by Marine Management Organisation […]
UK fishers highlight displacement crisis for fishing industry. Committee Room 9 in the Palace of Westminster recently saw the parliamentary launch of the ABPmer report, commissioned by the NFFO and […]
MMO engages recreational fishers on Fisheries Management Plan. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) joined a forum hosted by the Angling Trust in July to discuss development of the Channel demersal […]
Number of UK fishermen decline over last decade. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2021. Fleet In 2021 there were 5,783 United Kingdom […]
Maritime Systems I-VMS rollout continues to support Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society Maritime Systems donates £5,220 to the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society from latest I-VMS subscriptions. Maritime Systems is continuing its support of […]
NFFO & MMO Meeting on a Joined Up Approach to Managing ‘Spatial Squeeze’ The accelerated expansion of offshore wind and the pace of application of management measures within marine protected […]
Succorfish sails off with dozens of new contracts for inshore vessel monitoring system. A North East technology business has sailed off with dozens of contracts around the UK in the […]
Satlink only foreign firm to be certified to supply monitoring systems to UK. The Spanish technology company Satlink is the only foreign firm that has been certified and authorised by […]
MMO to relaunch Fisheries and Seafood Scheme. This April the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will relaunch the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS). This will continue to provide certainty to the […]
ScrapTheAPP commence legal challenge against MMO. ScrapTheAPP group and Plymouth Fishermen Brian Tapper have commenced the first step of a judicial review legal challenge against the Marine Management Organisation to […]
I-VMS grants system now open. The UK’s Marine Management Organisation has announced that the online system which makes it quick and easy to apply for a grant of up to […]
MMO wins legal case against Greenpeace and then bottles it. The MMO’s decision to suspend its prosecution of Greenpeace, is a desperate betrayal of the fishing industry. It represents a […]
Maritime Systems supports Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society. Maritime Systems donates £1,720 to the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society from I-VMS subscriptions in January. Maritime Systems is showing its commitment to the fishing industry […]
MMO funds SafetyNet Technologies’ new underwater camera. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is funding SafetyNet Technologies’ ‘Project Fisheye’ to fast-forward development of SNT-Cam, a gear mounted underwater camera for commercial […]
Updated VMS guidance to support fishers with under-12m vessels. Updated guidance to support fishers with under-12m vessels to get ready for the introduction of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems, has been […]
Maritime Systems supports Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society. Maritime Systems welcomes new year with donation of £1,500 to the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society. From 2022, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) requires all English […]
Applications open for the UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme. Seafood businesses looking for funding through the UK Seafood scheme, available through the Infrastructure Scheme, are now invited to apply, according […]
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