The incumbent Deputy Chair will take on the role of Marine Management Organisation Interim Chair.
Tony Delahunty has been appointed as Interim Chair for the Marine Management Organisation.
Tony is a long-standing member and current Deputy Chair of the Board. His interim appointment will last up to nine months, from 8 November 2024 until 7 August 2025. The recruitment was carried out in accordance with the Ministerial Code of Practice for Appointments to Public Bodies. The role for a permanent Chair will be advertised in the coming months.
Driven by government's aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, the Marine Management Organisation's purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development.
Tony Delahunty
A fisherman and businessman with over 40 years' experience of working in the inshore fishing industry, Tony Delahunty has been a board member for the Marine Management Organisation since 2017. He has represented and championed fisheries management issues locally, nationally and internationally throughout his career driven by a lifelong commitment to the sustainable management of our seas. He has experience in Board and Chair roles, in both the public and private sectors, including his appointment as Chair of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, Chair of the Sussex Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority, Vice Chair of Sussex Sea Fisheries Committee and on the Board of Trustees of the Shipwreck Mariners. He has also been a member of the Selsey Lifeboat team since 1978, serving as a crew member, senior helmsman, deputy coxswain, deputy launch authority and currently as Lifeboat Operations Manager.
