29 Jul 2025
Photo by Ian Cylkowski The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted marine licences for several pioneering projects aimed at protecting and enhancing England’s marine environment. The approved initiatives range from habitat restoration and biodiversity enhancement to renewable energy development and critical infrastructure upgrades. New habitat structures to boost biodiversity in Teesside The Tees Rivers […]
03 Jan 2023
The Annual Report and Accounts provides detail on the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), including purpose, the key risks faced in achieving objectives, and how they have performed during 2021/22. Commenting on the report and performance during 2021/222, Tom McCormack, MMO’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “MMO has supported our customers and stakeholders with the delivery of […]
25 Oct 2022
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued a marine licence to the Virgin Orbit satellite launch project. Virgin Orbit proposes to conduct a maximum of one launch in 2022 and approximately two launches per year over the next 8 years (January 2023-December 2030) from its base in Cornwall. The consultation on the marine […]
15 Mar 2020
The Marine Management Organisation public consultation on the latest round of marine plans, published in January, is now moving towards its final stages. Apart from the draft documents there are webinars of Q&A on each of the plans and a national Webinar to get more background information. Have your say on the draft plans for […]
09 Aug 2016