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Priority questions to shape the marine and coastal policy research agenda in the United Kingdom

Priority questions to shape the marine and coastal policy research agenda in the United Kingdom
Priority questions to shape the marine and coastal policy research agenda in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom (UK) and European Union policy is rapidly developing to meet international targets for the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment. To inform this process, research needs to keep pace with these changes and research questions must be focused on providing robust scientific evidence. Thirty four priority research questions within six broad themes were identified by delegates who attended the 1st marine and coastal policy Forum, hosted by the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research at Plymouth University in June 2011. The priority questions formed through this research are timely and reflect the pace and change of marine policy in the UK in response to international, European and national policy drivers. Within the data theme, the majority of questions seek to find improved procedures to manage and use data effectively. Questions related to governance focus on how existing policies should be implemented. The marine conservation questions focus entirely upon implementation and monitoring of existing policy. Questions related to ecosystem services focus on research to support the conceptual links between ecosystem services, ecosystem function, and marine management. Questions relating to marine citizenship are fundamental questions about the nature of societal engagement with the sea. Finally, the marine planning questions focus upon understanding the general approaches to be taken to marine planning rather than its detailed implementation. The questions that have emerged from this process vary in scale, approach and focus. They identify the interdisciplinary science that is currently needed to enable the UK to work towards delivering its European and international commitments to achieve the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment.
Marine conservation, Marine planning, Marine citizenship, Ecosystem services, Data, Governance
531-537
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Marshall, Charlotte
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Rees, Siân, Fletcher, Stephen, Glegg, Gillian, Marshall, Charlotte, Rodwell, Lynda, Jefferson, Rebecca, Campbell, Maria, Langmead, Olivia, Ashley, Matthew, Bloomfield, Helen, Brutto, Daniel, Colenutt, Andrew, Conversi, Alessandra, Earll, Bob, Hattam, Caroline, Ingram, Simon, McKinley, Emma, Mee, Laurence, Oates, Jenny, Peckett, Francis, Portus, Jim, Reed, Martin, Rogers, Stuart, Saunders, Justine, Scales, Kylie and Wynn, Russell (2013) Priority questions to shape the marine and coastal policy research agenda in the United Kingdom. Marine Policy, 38, 531-537. (doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.09.002).

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Abstract

United Kingdom (UK) and European Union policy is rapidly developing to meet international targets for the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment. To inform this process, research needs to keep pace with these changes and research questions must be focused on providing robust scientific evidence. Thirty four priority research questions within six broad themes were identified by delegates who attended the 1st marine and coastal policy Forum, hosted by the Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research at Plymouth University in June 2011. The priority questions formed through this research are timely and reflect the pace and change of marine policy in the UK in response to international, European and national policy drivers. Within the data theme, the majority of questions seek to find improved procedures to manage and use data effectively. Questions related to governance focus on how existing policies should be implemented. The marine conservation questions focus entirely upon implementation and monitoring of existing policy. Questions related to ecosystem services focus on research to support the conceptual links between ecosystem services, ecosystem function, and marine management. Questions relating to marine citizenship are fundamental questions about the nature of societal engagement with the sea. Finally, the marine planning questions focus upon understanding the general approaches to be taken to marine planning rather than its detailed implementation. The questions that have emerged from this process vary in scale, approach and focus. They identify the interdisciplinary science that is currently needed to enable the UK to work towards delivering its European and international commitments to achieve the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment.

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Published date: 2013
Keywords: Marine conservation, Marine planning, Marine citizenship, Ecosystem services, Data, Governance
Organisations: Marine Geoscience

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Local EPrints ID: 347312
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/347312
PURE UUID: 524c8e67-90cb-466c-b3e8-2d43603ca8a2

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Date deposited: 18 Jan 2013 11:03
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 12:46

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Author: Siân Rees
Author: Stephen Fletcher
Author: Gillian Glegg
Author: Charlotte Marshall
Author: Lynda Rodwell
Author: Rebecca Jefferson
Author: Maria Campbell
Author: Olivia Langmead
Author: Matthew Ashley
Author: Helen Bloomfield
Author: Daniel Brutto
Author: Andrew Colenutt
Author: Alessandra Conversi
Author: Bob Earll
Author: Caroline Hattam
Author: Simon Ingram
Author: Emma McKinley
Author: Laurence Mee
Author: Jenny Oates
Author: Francis Peckett
Author: Jim Portus
Author: Martin Reed
Author: Stuart Rogers
Author: Justine Saunders
Author: Kylie Scales
Author: Russell Wynn

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