MMO: The most recent updated of these regional plans for England: The first outputs of the marine planning process for the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan areas. North West Marine Plan, South East Marine Plan, North East Marine Plan, South West Marine Plan, and Marine environment
The engagement summary highlights the feedback from our Spring engagement for the development of marine plans for the North West, North East, South West and South East areas. It summarises how the engagement was received by stakeholders and the results of their views on user stories, issues, common policies to address them and the digital […]
Mystery of birds’ movements at sea solved Gareth Brede, Senior Media Officer E-mail: gareth.brede@rspb.org.uk New research reveals unprecedented insights into where British and Irish breeding seabirds go when they’re not on land, providing critical information to inform future management of UK seas post-Brexit The five year project GPS-tracked over 1300 breeding seabirds of four species from […]
It is not clear where this idea has come from. A way of putting existing designations in a wider local context. A mini-MSP? A city MP has launched a campaign to turn Plymouth Sound into the UK’s first National Marine park. Labour’s Luke Pollard has outlined his intention to turn the city’s famous bay into […]
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan (PFOW MSP) has won the Excellence in Plan Making Practice category at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2017. The awards were held in London on 15 June. The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence are the most established and respected awards in […]
Two articles: 1. ATLAS Project: ‘EU-funded research is shedding more light on the depths of the North Atlantic maritime region – a better understanding of deep-sea habitats will inform the sustainable management of this vital resource. What happens in the depths of oceans has a profound effect on our environment and climate – currently a […]
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) and the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission (DG MARE) adopted today a “Joint Roadmap to accelerate Maritime/Marine Spatial Planning processes worldwide”. The roadmap identifies common challenges and proposals for actions to be implemented in the coming years, reaching out for collaboration with other UN bodies […]
If you can ignore the project acronym this is a really interesting exercise to help inform the location of renewables. Using ecosystem services & participation to inform the spatial planning of offshore wind ‘The CORPORATES project builds community understanding of and dialogue about the range of ecosystem services provided by the Firth of Forth marine […]