16 Mar 2015
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published research undertaken by the UK environmental economics consultancy, eftec and marine consultancy ABPmer into how the MMO can improve the implementation of the ecosystem approach in marine planning. In undertaking marine planning, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is required by the Marine Policy Statement to use the ecosystem approach, […]
01 Mar 2015
Two useful reports: The economic case for investment in natural capital. This covers a wide variety of water and marine issues https://nebula.wsimg.com/8755553ec25d9cd0dc9407fa5e4aa408?AccessKeyId=68F83A8E994328D64D3D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 The economic case for investment in Natural Capital – marine appendix – fish and shellfisheries. This is a particularly useful economic assessment of the fisheries and shellfisheries sector https://nebula.wsimg.com/2fd9d1a8a42128eb4c8f7cd3f8c8c2c8?AccessKeyId=68F83A8E994328D64D3D&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
24 Feb 2015
This important report extends and tests the idea of societal choice by providing an economic analysis of fishing activities and the coastal economy. Marine Scotland – Executive summary ‘It is generally accepted that fish stocks in Scottish waters are a national resource [1] and should be managed on behalf of all stakeholders. Despite the inherent […]
17 Feb 2015
MMO ‘The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently preparing marine plans for the South Inshore and South Offshore Marine Plan Areas. The MMO has already undertaken a number of stages of plan preparation; analysing the evidence, identifying issues, drafting the Vision and Objectives. For information on the South marine planning process to date please go […]
16 Dec 2014
The Scottish and United Kingdom Governments have agreed that a marine plan for Scotland’s inshore waters and a marine plan covering Scottish offshore waters will be published in one document and will be collectively referred to as the ‘National Marine Plan’. LINK: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/seamanagement/national
06 Dec 2014
Running for five weeks, this is the first stage in the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) process, where the South marine plans are independently assessed to understand how they will help deliver sustainable development. The scoping report looks at sustainability issues such as communities, health and wellbeing, marine ecology and cultural heritage. MMO’s Sustainability Manager, Chris Maxwell, […]
30 Sep 2014
‘Earlier this year we published the Statement of Public Participation following consultation. That Statement set out how we intend to manage the planning process towards establishing the Plan in 2015. We are committed to making draft Plan documents available on the website, to holding meetings and events and to seeking feedback at each stage. This […]
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