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Evidence and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.

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Our seas are vast and complex and there is much still to learn and understand about their delicate ecosystems. Access to high quality evidence is critical to this.

Evidence influences much of our work, ensuring we continue to make informed decisions using the most up to date research to manage the increasing demands on the marine environment and its resources

Evidence strategy

The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) Evidence strategy 2020 -2025 sets MMO priorities for evidence that will ensure our delivery is underpinned with excellent science delivered in the most efficient way over the next five years. This strategy readies MMO for the new challenges faced and builds from MMO previous Evidence Strategy 2015 to 2020 .

Evidence requirements

As part of the strategy development we reviewed our evidence requirements. Each evidence requirement has a more detailed Evidence Delivery Plan. This includes research requirements, how the evidence will be used, a proposed method for filling the gap and a summary of existing evidence and current activity.

Evidence reports

Knowledge sharing and collaboration is an important part of our evidence strategy. All our evidence reports are published and available online.

Contact

For further information on our evidence strategy, evidence requirements or published reports email the MMO evidence team.

Published 23 May 2018
Last updated 319 AugustOctober 2023 + show all updates
  1. Document added to completed in 2023

  2. Evidence collation for Fisheries Management Plans development {MMO1247} added to 2022

  3. U10m Catch limits and Lyme Bay (MMO1337) moved from the on-going to Completed in 2023’

  4. Evidence register update

  5. All updated

  6. 25 April 2023 update.

  7. 31 March 2023 update.

  8. Update - MMO1297

  9. Evidence projects register - update to on-going projects

  10. Amended

  11. Updating registers

  12. updates to registers

  13. Updated partnership projects published elsewhere

  14. Project register updated

  15. Evidence register updated with MMO1243

  16. Updated partnership page with ongoing & historic project details

  17. updates to register and ongoing projects

  18. MMO1151 added to evidence register

  19. QA evidence process attachment added to page

  20. Partnerships programs added

  21. Evidence requirements - New section created for fulfilled evidence requirements

  22. R140 added to evidence requirement list

  23. Evidence requirement R142 added to evidence requirements

  24. Updating evidence register with MMO1131

  25. Evidence register updated with: MMO1167, MMO1191, MMO1192, MMO1193, MMO1194

  26. Adding MMO1204 to projects completed in 2020

  27. MMO1163 updated from ongoing to Completed 2020

  28. Addition of R141 to register

  29. Evidence register updated with MMO1164

  30. MMO1184 has been added to projects completed in 2019

  31. Project MMO1204 added to register

  32. updating completed 2019 projects MMO1132

  33. updating projects register

  34. MMO1152 moved to completed 2019

  35. 2019 updates made

  36. Duplicate removed

  37. MMO1135 moved to completed in 2019

  38. MMO1190 moved from ongoing to complete

  39. Alternative use of dredge material in the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan areas (MMO1190) report link added

  40. move MMO1135 from ongoing to Completed

  41. R32: Innovation and technology are developing at an increasing rate. The MMO needs to understand how to apply these new approaches added

  42. mmo 1155 added

  43. R136 - Seascape quality, value and capacity for change added

  44. New projects added

  45. R095 removed

  46. MMO 1131 added

  47. MMO 1134 added

  48. 129, 130 and 131 updated

  49. 1139 added