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Marine Spatial Planning
4 October 2006
Main Issues
- Without planning, decision-making at sea cannot be integrated, forward-looking or consistent.
- Without planning we cannot identify activities best suited to the area in the way we do on land.
- Marine species do not stop at borders neither do ecosystems. Managing marine resources effectively means keeping ecosystems healthy, irrespective of whether those ecosystems cross over political borders. Seas which reflect ecosystems not borders are called Regional Seas.
WWF Cymru is calling for
- Statutory system of Marine Spatial Planning based on sustainable development, Regional Seas Management and an ecosystem-approach
- A review mechanism,(e.g. 20/30 years), to ensure plans take account of ecological change.
- Two-way collaboration between the UK and WAG Governments at the Regional Seas level. Policies must be aligned and compatible at a UK and Welsh level and should be guided by the Regional Marine Spatial Plan.
- Co-ordination between Marine Spatial Planning and existing coastal, river basin and land-use plans.
- A Welsh Strategic Planning Policy Statement to assist integration of devolved issues into the Regional and UK level MSP.
Cymraeg
What else is WWF Cymru asking for? Click on the links below to find out more -
Managing Marine Fisheries
Licensing and consents
Better management of our wildlife
A new management body?
St Davids coast
What else is WWF Cymru asking for? Click on the links below to find out more -
Managing Marine Fisheries
Licensing and consents
Better management of our wildlife
A new management body?