Management
TO DELIVER BETTER MANAGEMENT and regulation, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) must not simply become another layer of bureaucracy.
It must reduce existing overlaps between regulatory bodies, provide consistent expert knowledge, advice and judgement and provide the lead role in delivering national marine sustainable development objectives.
As an independent body, the MMO must be able to demonstrate its ability to deliver sustainability in both economic as well as environmental terms.
To do this, it is essential that clear objectives for the whole range of sustainability drivers are defined, together with robust mechanisms for dealing with competing interests.
Effective and consistent linkages with other national planning mechanisms are also essential. This would include the Infrastructure Planning Commission proposed under the Planning Bill.