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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 1920 February 2026 + show all updates
  1. Considerations of Nature Based Solutions in Marine Licensing {MMO1388} moved to Completed in 2025.

  2. East Marine Plan Futures Analysis {MMO1370} added to Completed in 2024.

  3. Understanding and Exploring Co-existence Opportunities and Displacement Issues {MMO1338} updated on the Evidence projects register.

  4. MMO1432 moved to completed in 2025.

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

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

  7. Update 17/06

  8. Update 21/01

  9. Updates to MMO1381 and MMO1414.

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

  11. Update 04/12

  12. Updated 1382

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

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

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

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

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

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

  19. Fisher Engagement Capacity Needs {MMO1383} added.

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

  21. Regional Fisheries Groups Evaluation {MMO1403} added.

  22. MMO1414 - Complete

  23. Update 07 October 2024

  24. MMO1388 added to the Evidence projects register.

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

  26. Evidence projects register - update

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

  28. Small amends

  29. 21 May 2024 update to MMO1332.

  30. Small amends

  31. Evidence projects register - 2024 update

  32. Update 14-03-24

  33. Engagement experiences {1277} - update

  34. Projects added to completed 2023

  35. Document added to completed in 2023

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

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

  38. Evidence register update

  39. All updated

  40. 25 April 2023 update.

  41. 31 March 2023 update.

  42. Update - MMO1297

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

  44. Amended

  45. Updating registers

  46. updates to registers

  47. Updated partnership projects published elsewhere

  48. Project register updated

  49. Evidence register updated with MMO1243

  50. Updated partnership page with ongoing & historic project details

  51. updates to register and ongoing projects

  52. MMO1151 added to evidence register

  53. QA evidence process attachment added to page

  54. Partnerships programs added

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

  56. R140 added to evidence requirement list

  57. Evidence requirement R142 added to evidence requirements

  58. Updating evidence register with MMO1131

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

  60. Adding MMO1204 to projects completed in 2020

  61. MMO1163 updated from ongoing to Completed 2020

  62. Addition of R141 to register

  63. Evidence register updated with MMO1164

  64. MMO1184 has been added to projects completed in 2019

  65. Project MMO1204 added to register

  66. updating completed 2019 projects MMO1132

  67. updating projects register

  68. MMO1152 moved to completed 2019

  69. 2019 updates made

  70. Duplicate removed

  71. MMO1135 moved to completed in 2019

  72. MMO1190 moved from ongoing to complete

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

  74. move MMO1135 from ongoing to Completed

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

  76. mmo 1155 added

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

  78. New projects added

  79. R095 removed

  80. MMO 1131 added

  81. MMO 1134 added

  82. 129, 130 and 131 updated

  83. 1139 added

  84. First published.

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