NSRAC involvement in the Cross
Border
Marine Spatial Planning on the Dogger
Bank
David Goldsborough
NSRAC Amsterdam, February 28
th
2013
Focus presentation
Observations and lessons learnt from the NSRAC
marine spatial planning participatory
stakeholder process on the Dogger Bank
Outline
1.
MASPNOSE
2.
The Dogger Bank (DB)
3.
Spatial management of the DB
4.
Stakeholder involvement
5.
Main findings
1
. The MASPNOSE project
•
DGMARE
funded (18 months)
•
Preparatory action on Maritime Spatial
Planning (MSP)
•
2010
-
2012
MASPNOSE
aimed to facilitate concrete, cross
-
border cooperation among European countries
on ecosystem
-
based
MSP
•
Dogger Bank process as
real
case study
Two case studies in MASPNOSE
Thornton
Bank
2
. The Dogger Bank
•
Largest
sandbank in the North
Sea
•
Shallow dynamic flat
top
,
surrounding slopes
more stable
•
Over 300 km long and max 120 km
wide
•
Overall 17,600 km
2
•
Nearest land 100 km UK
•
Nutrient rich currents
•
Important fishing grounds
•
Wind farm area UK
3
. Spatial management of the DB
•
Fisheries
Management in Relation
to
Nature
Conservation
•
Legal framework Natura 2000, Habitats
directive:
•
EU
Habitat H1110 (‘sandbanks slightly covered by
seawater all the time
’)
•
Legal obligations Member States (UK, NL and
GER)
•
But also wind farm development (UK)
Three Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)
UK
NL
GER
Conservation Objectives?
German SAC
o
bjectives
Dutch SAC
objectives
UK
c
SAC
objectives
Fisheries where, when, how and by
whom?
Forewind
wind farm development
(9GW) zone on the UK cSAC
Five benthic communities
Van
Moorsel
, GWNM (2011) Species and habitats of the international Dogger Bank.
ecosub, Doo
rn
.
Danish sand eel fishing effort 2007
-
2009
(
copyright
ICES
)
Beam trawl effort 2007
-
2009
(copyright ICES)
4. Stakeholder involvement
•
FIMPAS
•
Institutional setting
•
Four stakeholder processes
•
MASPNOSE facilitation and support of NSRAC
FIMPAS: Fisheries Measures in
Protected Areas (NL)
In
January 2011 FIMPAS
recognises cross boundary
nature
of the Dogger Bank SACs and
their fisheries,
and an
inter
-
governmental
Dogger Bank
Steering
Group
(DBSG) is set up
DBSG invites a stakeholder
-
led
North Sea
Regional Advisory
Council (NSRAC)
proposal
for a
fisheries management plan for the
combined Dogger Bank SAC area
Initial DBSG process for 2011
Institutional setting
Dogger Bank
Steering Group
NSRAC FG
Fishing
industry
NGOs
MASPNOSE
FOREWIND
Liaison
Four MSP processes
1.
May 2011
–
October
2011
2.
Stakeholder workshop Dublin November
2011
3.
December 2011
–
February 2012
4.
March 2012
–
April
2012
DBSG:
NL
(chair), UK,
GER,
DK,
ICES, EC
NSRAC FG:
Fishing sector, NGOs, FOREWIND
liaison, MASPNOSE
1. May
2011
–
October 2011
•
NSRAC FG
•
MASPNOSE Facilitation and budget including
GIS support
•
NSRAC position papers outlining a fisheries
management plan for the combined area
covered by the 3 national Natura 2000 sites
(SACs) of the Dogger Bank
Meetings
•
Scoping Meeting
–
Terms of Reference (TOR)
•
Workshop 1 (June 2011) (24 hours)
•
Workshop 2 (August 2011) (24 hours)
•
Workshop 3 (October 2011)
•
Position Paper
Facilitated stakeholder meetings
Interactive spatial tools
–
joint fact finding
Science “on demand”
Where highest
b
eam trawl fishing
effort in period
2007
-
2009?
Result
NSRAC position papers outlining a fisheries
management plan for the combined area
covered by the 3 national Natura 2000 sites
(SACs) of the Dogger Bank....
....but no
z
oning proposal
NSRAC receives observer status in DBSG
2. Stakeholder
workshop Dublin
Nov.
2011
•
DBSG
, NSRAC FG and other invited
stakeholders
•
Facilitation ICES
•
Budget
DBSG
•
Reflect
on
proposal
including three scenarios,
developed with the assistance of ICES (led by
Hans
Lassen
), drawing on some of the
NSRAC’s elements but also including new
elements, and
–
if required
-
provide input for a
scenario
four
Result
NSRAC
to continue to develop a zoning proposal
within
strict terms of reference set by the
DBSG
NSRAC
FG to include DBSG observers (= NSRAC
FG+)
3. December
2011
–
February
2012
•
NSRAC
FG+
•
Facilitation CMP and
GIS
support GEODAN
•
Budget DBSG
Member States and fishing
sector (50:50)
•
To
develop a draft proposal, including a joint
zoning proposal, for a fisheries management
regime for the Dogger Bank
Meetings
•
Scoping Meeting
NSRAC FG+ (December 9th
2011)
•
Workshop 1 (January 9th 2012)
•
Workshop 2 (January 23rd 2012)
Result
•
NSRAC could not agree on joint zoning
proposal as elaborated in February, 2012
NSRAC SPWG report
Blue working map
4. March
2012
–
April
2012
•
NSRAC
FG
+
and chair NSRAC
•
Facilitation & Budget MASPNOSE
•
To
develop a draft proposal for a fisheries
management regime for the Dogger Bank. This
was a continuation of the objective of the
third
process
Meetings
•
Scoping
Meeting NSRAC FG with chair and
vice
-
chair NSRAC (March 12th 2012
)
•
Workshop NSRAC FG working group (March
22nd 2012)
Result
•
Final position paper on fisheries management
in relation to nature conservation for the
combined area of 3 national Natura 2000 sites
(SACs) on the Dogger Bank, including two
annexes explaining the rationale behind the
NGO and industry zoning proposals
5. Main Findings
•
Levels of engagement
•
Process requirements
•
Transparency
•
Spatial Tools
•
Key Principles
•
NSRAC observations
Informing
Consulting
Coordinating
Three
levels of engagement
Clear
(cross
-
border) process required
Transparency in front and back stage
Front stage
Back stage
Use geo
-
spatial tools
Dogger Bank map
-
table session, August 2011
What needs to be added to EC 10
key principles on MSP?
•
Establish mandate
•
Financing of stakeholder involvement
•
Adaptive management
Observations NSRAC process
•
Terms of References agreed first
•
Script with clear:
o
Rules of engagement
o
Roles & Tasks
o
All workshops set
o
Agreed output
•
Transparency was key
•
NSRAC FG Owner of process
•
Trust is essential
•
Members of FG take responsibility
•
Start of dialogue based on content
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