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Evidence and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

Marine Management Organisation evidence strategy, requirements and reports.

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Evidence Strategy

Quality assurance evidence process

Details

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.

Updates to this page

Published 23 May 2018
Last updated 1927 January 2026 + show all updates
  1. Understanding and Exploring Co-existence Opportunities and Displacement Issues {MMO1338} updated on the Evidence projects register.

  2. MMO1432 moved to completed in 2025.

  3. Review of Marine Planning Evaluations {MMO1332} updated on the Evidence projects register.

  4. Mapping important areas for the UK and non-UK 12-metre and over fishing fleets, Phase 3 {MMO1467} added.

  5. Update 17/06

  6. Update 21/01

  7. Updates to MMO1381 and MMO1414.

  8. Enhancing Seafood Traceability: Solutions and Industry Challenges {MMO1425} added.

  9. Update 04/12

  10. Updated 1382

  11. Process evaluation for the development of Lyme Bay fisheries management measures {MMO1406} page added.

  12. MMO1407, MMO1434 and MMO1440 added to on-going.

  13. Friday 11 October 2024 - Updates to MMO1414, MMO1289, MMO1406 and MMO1384.

  14. Developing Network Analysis to Support Participatory Approaches {MMO1341} added.

  15. MMO1205A and MMO1389 added to the Evidence projects register.

  16. Fisheries co-existence toolkit {MMO1429} and Local decision making {MMO1432} added.

  17. Fisher Engagement Capacity Needs {MMO1383} added.

  18. Socio-economic value of fisheries {MMO1387} added.

  19. Regional Fisheries Groups Evaluation {MMO1403} added.

  20. MMO1414 - Complete

  21. Update 07 October 2024

  22. MMO1388 added to the Evidence projects register.

  23. New project added: Livelihood adaptation in fisheries and social resilience – a literature review and conceptual framework { MMO1416}

  24. Evidence projects register - update

  25. Added: Exploring the challenges, opportunities and barriers to local decision making in the context of marine planning {MMO1375}

  26. Small amends

  27. 21 May 2024 update to MMO1332.

  28. Small amends

  29. Evidence projects register - 2024 update

  30. Update 14-03-24

  31. Engagement experiences {1277} - update

  32. Projects added to completed 2023

  33. Document added to completed in 2023

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

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

  36. Evidence register update

  37. All updated

  38. 25 April 2023 update.

  39. 31 March 2023 update.

  40. Update - MMO1297

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

  42. Amended

  43. Updating registers

  44. updates to registers

  45. Updated partnership projects published elsewhere

  46. Project register updated

  47. Evidence register updated with MMO1243

  48. Updated partnership page with ongoing & historic project details

  49. updates to register and ongoing projects

  50. MMO1151 added to evidence register

  51. QA evidence process attachment added to page

  52. Partnerships programs added

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

  54. R140 added to evidence requirement list

  55. Evidence requirement R142 added to evidence requirements

  56. Updating evidence register with MMO1131

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

  58. Adding MMO1204 to projects completed in 2020

  59. MMO1163 updated from ongoing to Completed 2020

  60. Addition of R141 to register

  61. Evidence register updated with MMO1164

  62. MMO1184 has been added to projects completed in 2019

  63. Project MMO1204 added to register

  64. updating completed 2019 projects MMO1132

  65. updating projects register

  66. MMO1152 moved to completed 2019

  67. 2019 updates made

  68. Duplicate removed

  69. MMO1135 moved to completed in 2019

  70. MMO1190 moved from ongoing to complete

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

  72. move MMO1135 from ongoing to Completed

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

  74. mmo 1155 added

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

  76. New projects added

  77. R095 removed

  78. MMO 1131 added

  79. MMO 1134 added

  80. 129, 130 and 131 updated

  81. 1139 added

  82. First published.

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