Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters
Following the enactment of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill in November 2009, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) acquired the responsibility for the Act’s implementation in Wales' coastal zone. Responsibilities extend to devising and implementing a system of marine spatial planning as well a...
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ftunivcardiff:oai:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk:10364 2023-05-15T17:38:39+02:00 Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters Ballinger, Rhoda Catherine Jones, Simon 2011 https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/10364/ https://doi.org/10.1051/litt/201104004 unknown Ballinger, Rhoda Catherine https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A017916Y.html orcid:0000-0002-2402-1813 orcid:0000-0002-2402-1813 and Jones, Simon 2011. Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters. Presented at: Littoral Coastal Conference, London, September 21-23, 2010. Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment. p. 4004. 10.1051/litt/201104004 https://doi.org/10.1051/litt%2F201104004 doi:10.1051/litt/201104004 G Geography (General) Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed 2011 ftunivcardiff https://doi.org/10.1051/litt/201104004 2022-10-20T22:34:16Z Following the enactment of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill in November 2009, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) acquired the responsibility for the Act’s implementation in Wales' coastal zone. Responsibilities extend to devising and implementing a system of marine spatial planning as well as contributing towards the establishment of an ecologically coherent UK network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in response to various international including European commitments, most notably the OSPAR Commission’s Recommendation 2003.3 for a North East Atlantic MPA network (OSPAR, 2006). With already over half of Welsh coastal waters designated as marine sites within the Natura 2000 network, WAG has initiated efforts to establish a number of Highly Protected Marine Conservation Zones (HPMCZs) by 2011. It is intended that all potentially damaging activities and disturbance will be excluded from such zones, including extraction activity, thus affording ecosystem rather than simply ecological protection to these areas. To facilitate site selection and stakeholder engagement, WAG has established a process and created a number of pan-Wales forums. These include a high level Steering Group of government and government agency representatives, a Stakeholder Advisory Group with wide geographical and sectoral membership (largely based on the pre-existing Wales Coastal and Maritime Partnership), and a Technical Advisory Group - to provide technical support and advice to the aforementioned groups as well as to collect and collate relevant data to support the selection of the zones and to use this data to develop site proposals. With a legal duty to sustainable development and a commitment under the marine legislation for socio-economic needs to inform the definition of marine conservation zones, WAG is attempting to integrate socio-economic factors into the site selection process as well as facilitating better marine stewardship and conflict minimisation. This paper outlines the context, rationale and key characteristics of the ... Conference Object North East Atlantic Cardiff University: ORCA (Online Research @ Cardiff) Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment 04004 |
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Following the enactment of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill in November 2009, the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) acquired the responsibility for the Act’s implementation in Wales' coastal zone. Responsibilities extend to devising and implementing a system of marine spatial planning as well as contributing towards the establishment of an ecologically coherent UK network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in response to various international including European commitments, most notably the OSPAR Commission’s Recommendation 2003.3 for a North East Atlantic MPA network (OSPAR, 2006). With already over half of Welsh coastal waters designated as marine sites within the Natura 2000 network, WAG has initiated efforts to establish a number of Highly Protected Marine Conservation Zones (HPMCZs) by 2011. It is intended that all potentially damaging activities and disturbance will be excluded from such zones, including extraction activity, thus affording ecosystem rather than simply ecological protection to these areas. To facilitate site selection and stakeholder engagement, WAG has established a process and created a number of pan-Wales forums. These include a high level Steering Group of government and government agency representatives, a Stakeholder Advisory Group with wide geographical and sectoral membership (largely based on the pre-existing Wales Coastal and Maritime Partnership), and a Technical Advisory Group - to provide technical support and advice to the aforementioned groups as well as to collect and collate relevant data to support the selection of the zones and to use this data to develop site proposals. With a legal duty to sustainable development and a commitment under the marine legislation for socio-economic needs to inform the definition of marine conservation zones, WAG is attempting to integrate socio-economic factors into the site selection process as well as facilitating better marine stewardship and conflict minimisation. This paper outlines the context, rationale and key characteristics of the ... |
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Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters |
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Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters |
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Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters |
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Ballinger, Rhoda Catherine https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A017916Y.html orcid:0000-0002-2402-1813 orcid:0000-0002-2402-1813 and Jones, Simon 2011. Early observations relating to the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 in Welsh coastal waters. Presented at: Littoral Coastal Conference, London, September 21-23, 2010. Littoral 2010 – Adapting to Global Change at the Coast: Leadership, Innovation, and Investment. p. 4004. 10.1051/litt/201104004 https://doi.org/10.1051/litt%2F201104004 doi:10.1051/litt/201104004 |
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