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USING & APPLYING SEABED HABITAT MAPS

USING & APPLYING SEABED HABITAT MAPS. OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL USES SUE GUBBAY. H.M.S.CHALLENGER. IRISH SEA MOUNDS Courtesy of JNCC, MESH project. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. Policy/Objectives - improved scientific understanding - developing ecological quality objectives

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USING & APPLYING SEABED HABITAT MAPS

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  1. USING & APPLYING SEABED HABITAT MAPS OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL USES SUE GUBBAY

  2. H.M.S.CHALLENGER

  3. IRISH SEA MOUNDS Courtesy of JNCC, MESH project

  4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Policy/Objectives - improved scientific understanding - developing ecological quality objectives Planning - resource identification - stakeholder participation Implementation - resource management - conflict resolution Monitoring - seabed resource extraction sites - seabed disposal sites Audit - changes in extent and quality of seabed habitats Review - effects of policy

  5. POLICY & OBJECTIVES Marine Spatial Planning Ecosystem approach MSPP consortium (ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), Terence O'Rourke, Risk & Policy Analysts, Geotek, Hartley Anderson and Coastal Management for Sustainability

  6. PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION Representative network of Marine Protected Areas Management of marine SACs Resource identification – direct and indirect From:UK Marine SACs LIFE project – Scottish Natural Heritage/ Highland Regional Council

  7. AUDIT & REVIEW Monitoring – dredge spoil disposal sites Extent of habitat types with marine SACs From: CEFAS Technical Report 127.

  8. CASE STUDIES • Project Scope • Project title • Brief Description • Time/duration • Aims and Objectives • Technical outline • Principle use • Did mapping help meet the objectives and if so how? • Outcomes – strengths • Outcomes – weaknesses • Key lessons • What would you have liked MESH to provide? • How might this work help the MESH project? • Further information

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