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Marine Management Organisation
MMOPart of:Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act. MMO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) was created in 2009 by the Marine and Coastal Access Act. MMO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs .
Senior Staff
Les Philpott
Chair, MMO
Elysia McCaffrey
Chief Executive Officer, MMO
Michelle Willis
Chief Strategy Officer, MMO
Paul Errington
Acting Director of Finance and Resources, MMO
Pete Redfern
Acting Director of Planning and Change, MMO
Michael Coyle
Acting Director of Digital and Analysis, MMO
Peter Clark
Director of Operations, MMO
Trudi Clarke
Director of Marine Development (Domestic and International)
Tony Delahunty OBE
Deputy Chair, MMO
Laura Dance
Non-executive Board Member, MMO
Terry Jones
Non-executive Board Member, MMO
Mark Ripley
Non-executive Board Member, MMO
Peter Judge
Non-executive Board Member, MMO
Professor Dame Judith Petts
Non-executive Board Member, MMO
Rob Wilson
Non-executive Board Member, MMO
Latest Publications
Act now: MMO releases further guidance on I-VMS
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Seasonal closure for crawfish announced
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2026 Bluefin tuna commercial fishery
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MMO and NIFCA joint enforcement operation results in successful prosecution
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£132 million UK Government investment open to the fishing and seafood industries and coastal communities across England
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Temporary queen scallops closure
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