Stephen Hull ABPmer: Ten years on from the Irish Sea marine planning pilot study and following enactment of legislation for marine planning through Marine Acts for the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the establishment of the necessary institutional frameworks, marine plans for UK seas are finally in production. In a new white paper, Stephen Hull reviews the implementation of marine planning in the UK and highlights the progress that is being made, as well as some of the challenges in ensuring that marine planning contributes to sustainable development in UK seas.

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