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ICZM Update - News, Consultations & Events – January & February 2011
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North West Coastal Forum Secretariat Contact Details
Caroline Salthouse email: [email protected]
Alasdair Lindop email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0151 934 2966
Web: www.nwcoastalforum.co.uk
NORTH WEST COASTAL FORUM NEWS
Marine Spatial Planning and Transnational Partnership Working
The Forum assisted staff from the University of Liverpool in hosting a workshop on MSP and
Transnational Partnership Working in the Irish Sea, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum on February
10th. All six administrations that border the Irish Sea are currently involved in establishing new
arrangements for marine planning, in parallel with the development of an Integrated Maritime Policy for
the European Union and the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
The workshop was brought together all those directly involved in plan development, as well as a cross
section of stakeholders who have an interest in the Irish Sea and aimed to provide an opportunity to gain
an overview of the new arrangements and to explore stakeholder views on the future development of
transnational partnership working to support co-ordinated marine spatial planning in the Irish Sea region.
Over 75 delegates from all administrations and across the sectors attended, and their input into
discussions on the benefits of transnational partnership working and the potential benefits and challenges
of different working options will be drawn together in a discussion note, which will be considered at a
second workshop in late spring 2011.
Coastal Engineering Solutions Conference Proceedings published
The proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Solutions Conference held in Blackpool in March 2010 are
now available online. Please visit the North West Coastal Forum’s website to download the report.
REGIONAL NEWS
New offshore draft Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) announced
JNCC have formally advised a further two offshore draft SACs to Defra, including Pisces Reef Complex in
the Irish Sea. The other are is Wight-Barfleur Reef in the English Channel and new shapefiles for the
offshore draft SACs and offshore Areas of Search for SACs are now available to download from the
JNCC website. Further information on the sites including the SAC Selection Assessment Document and
the draft conservation objectives are available from this webpage: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-4537
Marine Week 2011 in the North West
The North West Wildlife Trusts are currently planning and co-ordinating events for the National marine
week (July 30th – August 14th 2011). If you have any ideas or events already planned, the Wildlife Trusts
would be keen to attend and offer help, as well as promoting their marine work on a regional scale,
especially with regards to Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). If you would be interested in the Wildlife
Trusts attending an event, or would like more information about the week, please contact Cheryl
Nicholson at [email protected]
NATIONAL NEWS
CPN website goes live!
The Coastal Partnership Network (CPN) went live in January. The CPN exists to encourage the exchange
of information and debate between Coastal Partnership Officers and to establish links with other coastal
stakeholders. With over 50 Coastal Partnerships registered, the website forms an important focal hub for
partnerships and interested coastal stakeholders. www.coastalpartnershipsnetwork.org.uk
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Durham Heritage Coast wins UK Landscape Award
In late 2010, the Durham Heritage Coast was voted the UK’s best landscape in the inaugural UK
Landscape Awards. Over a century of coal waste tipping had endowed the coastline with notorious black
beaches, but since being awarded Heritage Coast status in 2001, it has undergone a huge
transformation. Thanks to the clean-up program ‘Turning the Tide’, managed by the Durham Heritage
Coast Partnership, the coastline, which stretches from Sunderland to Hartlepool, is now unrecognisable
from its industrial past. Wild grasslands, fauna and flora have been reintroduced and the natural
processes of the tide have regenerated the beaches. The area is now attracting large numbers of visitors
who can see one of the UK’s largest colonies of little terns and in summer, the rare Durham Argus
Butterfly. For more information about the area, visit the Durham Heritage Coast website.
Art & Coastal Change in East Anglia
The Crown Estate has published a report detailing the use of art as a tool to study coastal change in East
Anglia. The report examines how landscape art, dating back to the 18th century long before the advent of
photography, may provide the only record of coastal conditions at that time and, depending on the
accuracy of work concerned can form a useful benchmark when assessing the nature, scale and pace of
coastal change over the last two centuries. To download the report for free, visit the Crown Estate
website (login required)
Fishing Focus Newsletter Winter Edition Published
Defra has published the latest edition of Fishing Focus. The newsletter covers a wide range of topics,
including progress on MCZs, the Marine Policy Statement, IFCA guidance on practice, Fishing for
markets and fishing news on a variety of issues including the outcome of the Fisheries Council meeting.
To download the article, visit the Defra website here
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Europe's seas: Commission sets out criteria for good environmental status
Last year, The EC adopted a decision outlining criteria necessary to achieve good environmental status
(GES) for Europe’s seas. This is required under the Marine Strategy Frame Work, which aims to achieve
good environmental status in all EU marine waters by 2020. The criteria for GES focuses on different
aspects of marine ecosystems, including biological diversity, fish populations, litter and eutrophication,
and have been based on scientific and technical advice provided by independent experts. In the UK, work
is progressing through a series of workshops to identify UK specific indicators. For more information, visit
the EC Environment website.
Marine Knowledge 2020
The European Commission have launched a new initiative aiming to unlock and assemble data from
different sources and facilitate their use for purposes beyond those that they were originally intended for.
‘Marine knowledge 2020’ will have 3 major benefits: Improving the efficiency of those who use marine
data; opening new opportunities and driving marine sector innovation; reducing uncertainty in our
knowledge of ocean behaviour. A prototype data network, the European Marine Observation and Data
Network (WMODnet) has already been established. For more information, visit the EC Maritime Forum
website
ZSL Name Top 10 Endangered Corals
As part of their EDGE programme, the Zoological Society of London has published a list of the ten most
evolutionary distinct and globally endangered (EDGE) coral species in the world. The corals selected
reflect the rich diversity of reef ecosystems and saving these species could hold the key to the future
adaptation of coral reefs to climate change. The EDGE coral reef program will focus on training in-country
scientists to carry out conservation research on the ten focal species and forming a global network of
coral reef ambassadors, helping to empower and assist local communities in managing reef resources.
To view the list of corals, visit the EDGE program website
International Tidal Energy Summit & Awards 2011
Following the extremely successful 4th International Tidal Energy Summit & Awards in 2010 the
organisers, Tidal Today, can confirm that this year’s conference, the '5th International Tidal Energy
Summit & Awards' will take place in London in November 2010. To register your interest and request
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more information, follow this link: http://www.tidaltoday.com/tidal-conference/2011-info-request.shtml
CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
Call for Papers
Abstract submission deadline – no date given but ‘as soon as possible’
Coastal Processes 2011: Second International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes,
Management and Engineering
Conference date: 27th to 29th April 2011, Naples, Italy
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology
See: conference website
Abstract submission deadline – 15 April 2011
MEDCOAST 11 – The 10th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment
Conference date: 25th – 29th October 2011
Organiser: MEDCOAST
See: Conference information sheet
Events in the North West
18th February 2011 – Maryport, Cumbria, 6:30-9pm
Offshore Wind SEA and Draft Plan Event - A workshop on the outcomes of the consultation on the
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Draft Plan for Offshore Wind
30th & 31st March 2011, Liverpool
UK Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference 2011
Organiser: National Oceanography Centre
See: conference website
Events in Other Areas of the UK
17th March 2011, London
Natural Connections - achieving more with less across rural & urban landscapes
Organiser: dialogue matters
See: conference website
4th & 5th April 2011, London
It’s Not Just About The Fish: Social and Cultural Perspectives of Sustainable Marine Fisheries
Organiser: University of Greenwich
See: conference website
6th & 7th April 2011, London
CIWEM Annual Conference: Big Society – Future Environment?
Organiser: CMS
See: CIWEM website
7th April, London
Marine Protected Areas – Aspiration or Reality?
Organiser: North Sea Marine Cluster
See: Programme and Booking details
22nd-24th June, Plymouth
Marine and Coastal Policy Forum 2011
Organiser: University of Plymouth
See: conference website
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26th June – 1st July, Plymouth
9th International Temperate Reefs Symposium
Organiser: The Marine Biological Association and the University of Plymouth
See: conference website
27th - 30th June, Plymouth
Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modelling
Organiser: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
See: conference website
19th to 23rd June 2011, Devon, UK
12th International Symposium on the Interactions between Sediment and Water
Organiser: The International Association for Sediment Water Science
See: conference website
15th & 16th November 2011, Belfast
Coastal Management 2011 - Innovative Coastal Zone Management: Sustainable Engineering for a
Dynamic Coast
Organiser: ICE
See: conference website.
Events Overseas
2nd to 4th November 2010, Dublin, Ireland
Biodiversity beyond 2010: Missed Opportunities, New Targets
Organiser: IEEM
See: conference website
7th to 10th February 2011, New Orleans, USA
6th International Conference of Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
Organiser: Battelle
See: conference website
27th to 29th April 2011, Naples, Italy
Coastal Processes 2011: Second International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes,
Management and Engineering
Organiser: Wessex Institute of Technology
See: conference website
9th to 14th May 2011, Szczecin, Poland
ICS 2011: 11th International Coastal Symposium
Organisers: CER-F and University of Szczecin
See: conference website
3rd to 7th July 2011, Arendal, Norway
2nd International Symposium on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Organiser: Institute of Marine Research
See: conference website
25th-29th October 2011, Rhodes, Greece
MEDCOAST 11 – The 10th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment.
Organiser: MedCOAST
See: Conference information sheet
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