The MMOA invites mitigation professionals and interested parties to join us in our mission.Upon joining you will be aligning with our missions and aims and agreeing to our code of conduct, please ensure you have read these. The MMOA has three memberships available, these are Associate, Full and Corporate Memberships, more information is provided below. To view our Corporate Membership, please click here.
Associate Membership
Interested parties (such as students, prospective and newly qualified mitigation professionals and company employees with an interest) are invited to join as Associate Members with the benefit of being recognised as individuals striving to improve their knowledge and work to higher standards, the opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with access to the Community and Information Directory and to contribute to the aims and objectives of the MMOA. Associate members will not be eligible to stand for the MMOA Committee, nor are voting rights conferred.
Associate members are required to:
- Adhere to the MMOA's Code of Conduct.
- Pay a subscription fee.
The benefits to the Associate Members will be:
- Input to the Association´s mission and vision;
- Opportunity to influence the future development of the profession;
- The benefit of a Code of Conduct;
- Access to the MMOA Community
- Access to the MMOA Information Directory;
- Recognition as an interested party and listed in the online Membership Directory;
- Social media badge.
How to Apply
To apply for Associate Membership please click on the sign up button at the bottom of this page. On the next page you will register as a user, creating a username and password. Then you will proceed to the payment page. Our Executive Committee will then review your application and notify you in good time of the result of your application.
Membership Fees for Associate Membership
The membership fee each year is rated depending on which country group your nationality falls under. The fees are as follows:
- Group A - Associate membership £24
- Group B - Associate membership £17
- Group C - Associate membership £10
- Group D - Associate membership £5
- Group E - Associate membership £2
To see full details of country groups please click here.
Full Membership
Experienced mitigation professionals are invited to join as Full Members with the benefit of being recognised as individuals striving to improve their knowledge and work to higher standards, the opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with access to the Community and Information Directory and to influence the future development of the profession and to have full voting rights on the direction of the MMOA.
Please note that Full Membership is only open to those persons who work as mitigation professionals to implement mitigation measures to protect wildlife and species of concern during industry or military operations. If you observe marine mammals in another capacity, for example, during scientific surveys, we welcome your input through an Associate Membership (see above).
Full members are required to:
- Provide details of having worked as a mitigation professional implementing mitigation measures during industry operations on at least two occasions in the last five years. If you are an experienced MMO or PAM operator that has not been offshore in the last 5 years but has however continued to work in a role that is related to mitigation issues then you may still be considered for full membership as long as your input is still current and valid. You will be required to provide details of this role for assessment.
- Provide details of relevant training you have done, such as a JNCC accredited MMO course.
- Provide details of recent personal development in marine mammal identification and behaviour whether this was during other employment (i.e. during fisheries work) or outside of any professional commitments (e.g.voluntary surveys / guiding, holidays whale-watching, organising boat trips to see marine mammals etc).
- Alternatively persons who have worked for 20 weeks or more as an marine mammal surveyor will qualify as having relevant experience. This experience must include regular sightings of a number of marine mammal species.
- Adhere to the MMOA's Code of Conduct.
- Pay a subscription fee.
The main benefits to Full Members will be:
- Input to the Association´s mission and vision;
- Opportunity to influence the future development of the profession;
- Recognition as adhering to the MMOA Code of Conduct;
- Access to the MMOA Community
- Access to the MMOA Information Directory;
- Recognition as an interested party and listed in the online Membership Directory;
- Social media badge.
- Full voting rights on the direction of MMOA;
Membership Fees for Full Membership
The membership fee each year is rated depending on which country group your nationality falls under. The fees are as follows:
- Group A – Full Membership £35
- Group B – Full Membership £28
- Group C – Full Membership £16
- Group D – Full Membership £8
- Group E – Full Membership £4
To see full details of country groups please click here.
How to Apply
To apply for Full Membership please click on the sign up button at the bottom of this page. On the next page you will register as a user, creating a username and password. Then you will proceed to the payment page. This registration form will be later checked for your eligibility for Full Membership. It is important that you have the qualifications for full membership as listed above. Please make sure you have this information available for your registration form.Our Executive Committee will then review your application and notify you in good time of the result of your application.
Please note that if you pay for full membership without the appropriate qualifications your membership will be changed to Associate Membership. If you are in doubt of your qualifications please email your CV to
