Marine Management Organisation

Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2010
JurisdictionEngland
HeadquartersNewcastle, England
Employees292 (2017)
Agency executives
  • Tony Delahunty, Interim Chair of MMO Board [1]
  • Michelle Willis, Acting Chief Executive Officer[2]
Parent agencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Websitewww.gov.uk/mmo

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom established under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, with responsibility for English waters.[3] The MMO exists to make a significant contribution to sustainable development in the marine area, and to promote the UK government's vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. The MMO aims to focus all of its activities and resources to meet its mission of enabling sustainable growth in the UK's marine area through 5 strategic outcomes:[4]

  • 1. Marine businesses support sustainable growth in the UK economy
  • 2. The marine environment is protected for current and future generations
  • 3. Coastal communities are thriving and engaged
  • 4. Our decisions are trusted
  • 5. Be a highly effective public body
  1. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marine-management-organisation-interim-chair-appointed
  2. ^ "Our governance". Marine Management Organisation. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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