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### ***‘…the key strategic partnership for all marine and coastal stakeholders in Devon and the South West peninsula’***

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### About the Devon Maritime Forum (DMF)

The DMF is an independent, not-for-profit partnership organisation with a unique role: bringing together the broad and diverse range of organisations and individuals who have a stake or interest in marine and coastal issues in Devon and the wider South West peninsula.

We were formed in 2005 with a view to guiding and co-ordinating cross-sectoral cooperation and to act as a point of contact for all maritime sectors, promoting understanding, sharing challenges and building consensus. We operate as a ‘champion of the sea’, encouraging engagement with a wide range of issues and raising the profile of marine and maritime concerns. We also provide a range of services that improve integration and facilitate communication between our network of marine and coastal stakeholders, promoting debate and working collectively toward sustainability on our coasts and seas.

### Our Vision

***‘To provide an inclusive, integrated and balanced forum for all key interests in the maritime sector with a view to empowering them to deliver sustainable and equitable management of our coasts and seas.’**

### Bringing People Together

The DMF are able to provide a large suite of different professional [services](https://www.devonmaritimeforum.org.uk/what-we-do/core-services/) but at its core it is concerned with the challenging but critical task of bringing people together. We are uniquely placed at the centre of a large marine and coastal network that extends ‘horizontally’ to incorporate a diverse range of local stakeholders and ‘vertically’ to connect to individuals and organisations operating at the forefront of national and international maritime governance.

#### Membership of the DMF is FREE – [Join the Forum](https://www.devonmaritimeforum.org.uk/join-the-forum/) today