Jan 12, 2016
Nature Conservation MPAs: How socio-economic data
will be used
Ecological data workshop
Pete Chaniotis
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
What do we mean by ‘socio-economic’ data?
• Information pertaining to:
– The physical presence of activities currently taking place in the marine environment
– The economic value of these activities – Social uses and value of our seas– Areas of interest for sector development in the
future
At what points can activities data be used in the selection of Nature
Conservation MPAs?
• The search location contains features considered to be least damaged/more natural, rather than those heavily modified by human activity (Stage 2d)
• Activities data as a proxy for identifying search features which are of better ‘quality’
What activities data do we already have to identify areas which might be considered as least
damaged/more natural?
Defra data layers
contract
SoSS Atlas
JNCC verification
work
Distribution of key features
Distribution of activities
Areas considered LDMN
Least damaged/more natural data workshop
• June 2011
• The role of activities data and socio-economic interests in the selection of MPAs
• Overview of work to verify existing/collate additional activities data to feed into the process
• Discussion of activities data and identification of gaps
Wider role of socio-economic information
• Discussing the ability to manage features as part of a Nature Conservation MPA
• Informing choices between locations of similar ecological value
• Economic value of activities to produce Impact Assessments
• Public consultation
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