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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/22/the-mmo-and-climate-change/">The MMO and climate change</a></h2> <div class="image"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/22/the-mmo-and-climate-change/"><img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841im_/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2021/10/planning-gov-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="planning" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841im_/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2021/10/planning-gov-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841im_/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2021/10/planning-gov-310x207.jpg 310w, 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I don’t think there has ever been such awareness of …</p> </div> <a class="read-more" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/22/the-mmo-and-climate-change/">Read more <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The MMO and climate change</span></a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <main id="content" class="govuk-grid-row" role="main"> <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds main-content"> <article class="post-4225 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/22/catching-fishers-view-of-the-future-of-channel-non-pressure-stocks/">Catching fishers’ view of the future of Channel non-pressure stocks</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/webmaster/" title="Posts by David Patrick, Digital Communications Manager" class="author url fn" rel="author">David Patrick, Digital Communications Manager</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-22T12:49:29+01:00" pubdate>22 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In June MMO colleagues visited 21 ports stretching from Kent to Cornwall to speak with commercial fishers about their experiences of fishing for non-quota species (NQS, also known as non-pressure stocks) – and their aspirations for future management of these …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/22/catching-fishers-view-of-the-future-of-channel-non-pressure-stocks/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Catching fishers’ view of the future of Channel non-pressure stocks</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4216 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/07/i-vms-update-5/">I-VMS update 5</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/sean-douglas/" title="Posts by Sean Douglas, Head of Enforcement, Intelligence and Investigations" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sean Douglas, Head of Enforcement, Intelligence and Investigations</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-07T09:24:11+01:00" pubdate>7 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>It’s really encouraging that so many vessels across our English inshore have installed their onboard I-VMS devices and received the grant funding to re-imburse their costs, but we realise there is still much work to do. We have now hit …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/07/i-vms-update-5/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of I-VMS update 5</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4198 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/10/i-vms-focus-on-data-collection/">I-VMS - Focus on: data collection</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/sean-douglas/" title="Posts by Sean Douglas, Head of Enforcement, Intelligence and Investigations" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sean Douglas, Head of Enforcement, Intelligence and Investigations</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-10T11:51:32+01:00" pubdate>10 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We are supporting industry to meet the requirement to have an I-VMS device installed and operational before the introduction of the Statutory Instrument (SI), scheduled for late 2022. I-VMS will help us understand individual and fleet fishing patterns and ultimately …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/10/i-vms-focus-on-data-collection/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of I-VMS - Focus on: data collection</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4191 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/01/drop-in-sessions-on-planning-for-demersal-non-quota-fisheries/">Drop-in sessions on planning for demersal non quota fisheries</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/webmaster/" title="Posts by David Patrick, Digital Communications Manager" class="author url fn" rel="author">David Patrick, Digital Communications Manager</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-01T14:22:56+01:00" pubdate>1 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We are hosting a series of engagement sessions with fishers to kickstart conversations on development a Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) for demersal non quota stocks in the Channel. These events are just the start of our programme of engagement with …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/01/drop-in-sessions-on-planning-for-demersal-non-quota-fisheries/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Drop-in sessions on planning for demersal non quota fisheries</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4184 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-marine-conservation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/01/meeting-with-users-of-studland-bay/">Meeting with users of Studland Bay</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/eleanor-johnston-marine-conservation-team/" title="Posts by Eleanor Johnston, Marine Conservation Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">Eleanor Johnston, Marine Conservation Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-01T09:43:41+01:00" pubdate>1 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/marine-conservation/" rel="category tag">marine conservation</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Before Easter our Marine Conservation, South and Marine Planning teams met with recreational boat users in Studland Bay and held drop-in sessions and talks about the voluntary no anchor zone in the area. These talks were in aid of raising …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/01/meeting-with-users-of-studland-bay/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Meeting with users of Studland Bay</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4165 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-marine-conservation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/10/studland-bay-latest-patrols/">Studland Bay – Latest Patrols</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/webmaster/" title="Posts by David Patrick, Digital Communications Manager" class="author url fn" rel="author">David Patrick, Digital Communications Manager</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-10T09:59:33+01:00" pubdate>10 May 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/marine-conservation/" rel="category tag">marine conservation</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>With four-mile sandy beaches, idyllic coastline, and breath-taking views of Old Harry Rocks, Studland Bay is a unique and popular place to visit for local residents and visitors from across the UK. The tranquil natural settings and well sheltered anchorage …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/10/studland-bay-latest-patrols/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Studland Bay – Latest Patrols</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4160 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/06/i-vms-update-may-2022/">I-VMS Update - May 2022</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/author/sean-douglas/" title="Posts by Sean Douglas, Head of Enforcement, Intelligence and Investigations" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sean Douglas, Head of Enforcement, Intelligence and Investigations</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-06T16:16:22+01:00" pubdate>6 May 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220811154841/https://marinedevelopments.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We are pleased to announce that a quarter of I-VMS devices have been ordered by fishers from across the English inshore fleet. 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