The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Driven by governments aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMOs purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development.
We are the independent regulator for Englands seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers.
We are a team of around 500 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven.