Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects
Lead Research Organisation:
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Department Name: CEFAS Lowestoft Laboratory
Abstract
Building on a number of recent UK- and internationally funded initiatives, MSPACE is a highly integrated, multidisciplinary project conceptualised to drive forward the capability of the four UK nations in designing and implementing climate-smart marine spatial plans (MSP). This is a global ambition, as well one specific to the UK . MSPACE is underpinned by a vast catalogue of state-of-the-art marine climate change modelling projections for the environment, species and habitats, uniquely available to the consortium through existing expertise and partnerships, along with world leading modelling spatial meta-analysis methods. In MSPACE, we will use these methods, already tested in real life MSP development, and build on key partnerships with the UK policy and industry communities. By month 18 MSPACE will deliver a report on the vulnerabilities and opportunities that climate change presents to the near-term spatial management of the fisheries, aquaculture and marine conservation sectors across the UK Exclusive Economic Zone. This report will be delivered in liaison with the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) utilizing the latest MCCIP models for rapid delivery of evidence to support policy. Four carefully considered, contrasting real-life MSPs across the four nations of the UK will be used as case-studies throughout, enabling the application of the MSPACE tools to the complex and diverse national planning landscape. A detailed assessment of the needs and values of the planning stakeholder pools across the UK nations is also delivered early in MSPACE, and guides how climate change modelling analyses will be communicated through the project's planned stakeholder engagement activities, including economic scenario exploration and analyses. These products will feed into the main and final output of MSPACE: sets of case-study specific recommendations for the design of climate smart, economically viable and socially acceptable strategies that support sustainable co-uses of the marine environment, marine conservation, natural capital preservation and resource exploitation. Co-development of the recommendations, using surveys, multiple-criteria decision analyses and others methods with our case-study specific stakeholder pools, ensures they are relevant and responsive to the current and future priorities and needs of the regions covered by each plan, its stakeholders and governance structures. Lessons learnt from each case study will therefore be directly applicable to other MSPs in the same nation due to their specific tailoring. Significant potential for application of the overall lessons learned in MSPACE to the broader UK planning landscape, including MSPs for overseas territories, is ensured through the diversity of UK planning contexts explored in the project, and the consortium's strong links to key marine industries and marine planning communities. We have capitalised on these links since the conceptualisation of the project, and we will build on them through project delivery.
Organisations
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Lead Research Organisation)
- CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE (Collaboration)
- Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Collaboration)
- NOFIMA Ås (Collaboration)
- Australian National University (ANU) (Collaboration)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (Collaboration)
- Government of Scotland (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD (Collaboration)
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) (Collaboration)
Publications
Abspoel, Lodewijk
(2022)
Workshop on Transboundary Issues in Marine Spatial Planning (WKTBIMP; ICES report)
Queirós AM
(2021)
Bright spots as climate-smart marine spatial planning tools for conservation and blue growth.
in Global change biology
UN Global Compact (2021)
(2021)
UN Global Compact (2021) Roadmap to Integrate Offshore Renewable Energy into Climate-Smart Marine Spatial Planning
Welsh Government
(2022)
The Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP) Monitoring Report for the period 2019-2022
| Description | DEFRA led workshops Improving Marine Plans for Marine License Applicants |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Design and analyse nation-wide survey on Attitudes toward marine environment |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Invited contribution to DEFRA consultation, as part of the DEFRA led "Marine Spatial Prioritisation" Programme |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.mccip.org.uk/ |
| Description | Named to the UK-NDC (UK National Decade Committee for the UN Decade of Ocean Science) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Scottish MPA network designation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Scottish National Marine Plan |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-national-marine-plan-2/ |
| Description | Scottish Nature Enhancement |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | (SEAwise) - Shaping ecosystem based fisheries management |
| Amount | € 8,043,612 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101000318 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | ACHIEVING GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS FOR MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BY ASSESSING INTEGRATED IMPACTS OF CUMULATIVE PRESSURES |
| Amount | € 9,000,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101059877 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 08/2022 |
| End | 10/2026 |
| Description | Advancing understanding of Cumulative Impacts on European marine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services for human wellbeing |
| Amount | € 10,632,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101060072 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 02/2027 |
| Description | Advancing understanding of Cumulative Impacts on European marine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services for human wellbeing (ACTNOW) |
| Amount | € 12,500,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 02/2027 |
| Description | ECC Arts and Cultural Fund |
| Amount | £29,903 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Essex County Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| Description | New Copernicus Capability for Trophic Ocean Networks (NECCTON) |
| Amount | € 8,527,590 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101081273 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 12/2026 |
| Title | Survey of marine values in England |
| Description | This survey was developed in conjunction with colleagues in Defra, and administered to a representative sample by Ipsos MORI. We purposely over-sampled coastal residents to ensure the ability to compare coastal to non-coastal residents. Although currently embargoed, the Defra team will release a report in due time. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Title | Database listing key habitats and species of importance to UK conservation, fisheries and aquaculture |
| Description | Database listing key habitats and species of importance to UK conservation, fisheries and aquaculture and their geographical link to each MSP mechanism across the 4 UK Nations (part of D1.1, 3/2022) |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Information is available to decision makers through the D.1.1 |
| Title | Mapping Governance Structures for Marine Spatial Planning in Fisheries, Conservation, and Aquaculture |
| Description | This work offers visual maps of the networks governing marine spatial planning in terms of fisheries, conservation, and aquaculture. We create one map for each sector for each of 4 devolved governments: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The maps have one unified legend that describes each stakeholder and its role in the governance. Data comes from 60 semi-structured interviews, policy documents, and direct observation, and will be updated by a short survey. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Title | UK wide map of climate change refugia for the conservation, fisheries and aquaculture sectors |
| Description | UK wide map of climate change refugia for the conservation, fisheries and aquaculture sectors (03/2023, part of D1.1). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | We have been building the mechanisms to ensure that these inform the review of marine plans in England, the developing marine plans in the 11 regions of Scotland; the Welsh Marine Plan and the Marine Plan for Norther Ireland. |
| Title | Valuing the marine space for Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE): stakeholder interviews |
| Description | This dataset contains the anonymised text of more than 50 interviews with stakeholders in the fisheries, conservation, and aquaculture sectors. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None clear yet. |
| Description | Attitude toward the marine environment in England |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Design survey and experiment. Help revise reports. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funded survey administration, including pilot that tested experimental design. Principal liaison with Ipsos MORI survey agency. |
| Impact | Defra survey/report on attitudes toward the marine environment (not yet released to the public). |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | ICES WG Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Department | Marine Scotland Directorate |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Ana Queiros is the joint lead of the Climate Change term of reference of the Working Group. She leads activities aiming to identify current mechanisms, and develop further ones, to help deliver climate-smart marine spatial plans. Ana brings her climate change research expertise to the group, which includes many colleagues from predominantly marine spatial planning policy across Europe and Canada. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners bring predominantly knowledge of marine policy and governance, especially around Europe and Canada. |
| Impact | Ana has, as a consequence of her participation, been involved in several invited contributions to high level stakeholder events, including giving an invited talk at the European Maritime Day 2021 (Dan Helder), a contribution to the UN Global Compact document "ROADMAP TO INTEGRATE CLEAN OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY INTO CLIMATE-SMART MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING", and a keynote talk at the NSBR eMSP conference 2022. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | ICES WGBIODIV |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Trait explorer, developed in the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme, being used. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. New ToR agreed for next 3 years. |
| Impact | http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/EPDSG/2018/01%20WGBIODIV%20-%20Report%20of%20the%20Working%20Group%20on%20Biodiversity%20Science.pdf |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | ICES WGBIODIV |
| Organisation | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Trait explorer, developed in the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme, being used. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. New ToR agreed for next 3 years. |
| Impact | http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/EPDSG/2018/01%20WGBIODIV%20-%20Report%20of%20the%20Working%20Group%20on%20Biodiversity%20Science.pdf |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | ICES Working Group on Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management |
| Organisation | Australian National University (ANU) |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working on a series of papers about the social aspects of Marine Spatial Planning. I developed the methodology for comparing the social asspects of marine spatial plans across countries. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-designing coding scheme, collecting data, implementing coding scheme, planning and drafting manuscripts. |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary - public administration/management, geography, planning, economics, political science ICES Annual Science Conference poster presented |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ICES Working Group on Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management |
| Organisation | Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Working on a series of papers about the social aspects of Marine Spatial Planning. I developed the methodology for comparing the social asspects of marine spatial plans across countries. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-designing coding scheme, collecting data, implementing coding scheme, planning and drafting manuscripts. |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary - public administration/management, geography, planning, economics, political science ICES Annual Science Conference poster presented |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ICES Working Group on Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management |
| Organisation | NOFIMA Ås |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working on a series of papers about the social aspects of Marine Spatial Planning. I developed the methodology for comparing the social asspects of marine spatial plans across countries. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-designing coding scheme, collecting data, implementing coding scheme, planning and drafting manuscripts. |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary - public administration/management, geography, planning, economics, political science ICES Annual Science Conference poster presented |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ICES Working Group on Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management |
| Organisation | University of Salford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Working on a series of papers about the social aspects of Marine Spatial Planning. I developed the methodology for comparing the social asspects of marine spatial plans across countries. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-designing coding scheme, collecting data, implementing coding scheme, planning and drafting manuscripts. |
| Impact | Multidisciplinary - public administration/management, geography, planning, economics, political science ICES Annual Science Conference poster presented |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | 2022 UN Ocean Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PI Queiros attendance to the 2022 UN Ocean Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022 |
| Description | Carbon management project set-up - link to MSPACE via adaptation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ruth Parker (WP1) attended the carbon management project set-up - and linked it to MSPACE via adaptation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Case-study meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Case-study meetings and workshops: 11/2021, 2/2022, 4/2022, 6/2022; new set of workshops planned for 2023 summer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Defra discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Roundtable discussion with Defra climate, ocean and international team to discuss alignment of activities and work priorities for the coming year. I provided an overview and update on the MSPACE project and the anticipated outputs from the project were discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Discussion about Climate Economy at BBC Radio Humberside |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Simon Mair on radio discussions about Climate Economy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Event to evaluate impact on marine values |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Gina Yannitell Reinhardt (WP2 lead) engaged with the seafront community of Jaywick in a community art project evaluating impact on marine values. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | First meeting of the UK National Ocean Decade Committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Gina Reinhard (WP2 lead) and Dr. Matt Frost (Steering Committee Chair) are part of the committee to help promote and enable the development and delivery of transformational science that delivers the societal outcomes of the UN Ocean Decade. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://projects.noc.ac.uk/iwg/decade-undos#:~:text=The%20IWG%2C%20endorsed%20by%20the%20MSCC%2C%20h... |
| Description | Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented a talk to c. 30 - 40 attendees, which included the latest updates on the MSPACE work and advance notice of upcoming reporting and science-policy events. A number of participants expressed an interest and 3 important outcomes included: 1) The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) asked for a follow up meeting to look at further integration of the project work into MMO decision-making 2) specific feedback on the draft report (shown) was received from a key policy customer and fed back to the project team 3) It was agreed that there should be a full presentation and discussion on the MSPACE work at the next HBDSEG once the early warning report had been delivered. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | ICES MSP and Climate Change Workshop at ECCWO |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PI Queiros chaired ICES MSP and climate change workshop and session at 5th ECCWO |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | ICES Working Group on Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PI Queirós attended several meetings of the ICES Working Group on Marine Planning and Coastal Zone Management, within which she is the climate change ToR lead (WP1). This engagement seeks to ensure MSPACE is at the cutting edge of R&D when it comes to climate-smart MSP design, and that we are also learning and partaking in national and international efforts to that end. The Working Group includes several marine planning authorities and other practitioners. MSPACE's Dr Liz Talbot, Dr Océane Marcone and Prof Gina Yannitel-Reinhardt also attended the Working Group workshop on 'The social impacts of marine spatial planning' (T4.2). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | ICES working group on Fisheries Benthic Impacts and Tradeoffs (FBIT) annual meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Kate Morris and Marija Sciberras (WP1) informed on bottom fishing impacts on benthic habitat condition for the UK EEZ, based on MSPACE findings to the ICES working group on Fisheries Benthic Impacts and Tradeoffs (FBIT) annual meeting. Plan for future work on publishing RBS study completed for UK EEZ. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Improving Marine Plans for Marine License Applicants (DEFRA Workshop) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. A. Queirós contributed to two DEFRA led workshops Improving Marine Plans for Marine License Applicants (January 2022) hosted by Policy Lab. Queirós was part of a group of policy, governance and other practitioners invited to participate in the workshop and contribute to the consultation. These included the MMO, Natural England, Ports Authorities, the aggregates sector and others. As part of other activities, Queirós led the delivery of a short case for how to make climate change evidence part of the environmental statement of licence applicants, incorporating the work of MSPACE into this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Inclusion of MSPACE as stakeholder of DEFRA's Fisheries and Climate Change group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ruth Parker (WP1) added MSPACE to the Fisheries and Climate Change DEFRA's group stakeholders list (Worklog), and presented one pager. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Interview for Cross-government Marine Spatial Prioritisation programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PI Queiros stakeholders interviews for DEFRA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview for University of Essex Research & Enterprise Newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The newsletter is circulated to members of the University of Essex community and focuses on research successes, including new research projects. The letter goes out to approximately 2000 email addresses, and follow-up contacts include people asking to discuss the research, my experience with the research process, and general ideas about engaging with the community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | JNCC Science Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PI Queiros continues engagement with JNCC presenting MSPACE at their Science Talk in June 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | KE talk on MSPACE at Ulster University, organised by DAERA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PI Queiros provided KE talk at Ulster University Event organised by DAERA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Key-note presentation at VELMU - The Finnish Inventory Programme for Underwater Marine Diversity's event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Key-note presentation at VELMU - The Finnish Inventory Programme for Underwater Marine Diversity's event, with additional engagement with Finnish planners, seeking development of climate-smart MSP deployment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Keynote Presentation at the eMSP NBSR Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In February 2022 Dr. A. Queirós gave an invited keynote presentation on "Bright spots and climate smart marine spatial planning" at the kick-off conference of the programme Emerging ecosystem-based maritime spatial planning - Topics in the North and Baltic Sea regions (eMSP-NSBR). The eMSP NBSR project aims to enable maritime spatial planners, managing authorities and policymakers from the North and Baltic Sea regions to reflect on current MSP practices, to learn effectively from each other, and to collectively identify problems and solutions. This presentation has led to an invitation to present on this approach (which underpins the delivery of WP1) to the Swedish planning authority (the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management) in April 2022. Queirós has also been invited to join the Scientific Advisory Board of the eMSP NSBR programme to provide advice on climate evidence. As many other activities, this activity ensures we are well attuned to the needs of the marine spatial planning community so that our products are well tailored to this, on top of what is being done in terms of climate-smart MSP internationally, and that MSPACE's outputs and outcomes are visible to these communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://nordregio.org/events/opening-conference-of-the-emsp-nbsr-project/ |
| Description | MCCIP Fish, Fisheries & Aquaculture working group meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The MSPACE work was highlighted as a key information source for a new policy brief being developed by a new group established to guide the production of a report on the implications of climate change for Fish, Fisheries and Aquaculture. There was then a request for further information and links / reports were sent to the group. The group consists of members from government departments and agencies from around the UK including Crown Dependencies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | MSPACE Presentation at SMMR SAG Meeting (10th October 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | PI Queiros presented MSPACE complete project at the periodic SMMR SAG meeting (10th October 2022) having received positive feedback. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MSPACE Stakeholders session in annual meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Stakeholder session held during MSPACE annual meeting in London (24-26th of February, 2023), included representatives and talks from DEFRA, Orsted, fishing industry, aquaculture sector, and NGOs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | MSPACE Twitter account |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Twitter account that will share the latest news and outputs from the project as well as from the wider SMMR programme and the field of Marine Spatial Planning. The account is available to all project Work Package Leaders who have signed up to the MSPACE social media policy and can be used to engage with potential beneficiaries to help maximise opportunities for lasting impact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/MSPACE_UK |
| Description | MSPACE co-developed report announced in the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MSPACE D.1.1. report prepared in collaboration with the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) announced in the MCCIP newsletter. MSPACE in collaboration with MCCIP, will soon deliver a report on the climate change vulnerabilities and opportunities to the fisheries, aquaculture and marine conservation sectors across the UK Exclusive Economic Zone. The report applies the MCCIP model for rapid delivery of evidence to support policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of MSPACE WP1 to a wide variety of Policy Stakeholders at the MCCIP Meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with Aldersgate Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Simon Mair (WP3 lead) attended a meeting with the Aldersgate group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Mentoring session on climate-smart MSP delivered to European Project eMSP-NSBR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mentoring session on climate-smart MSP delivered to European Project eMSP-NSBR (7/12/2022, online, >100 participants). Project includes predominantly MSP practitioners from Baltic and North Sea region. Talk covered MSPACE in the context of MSP and climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | North Devon Climate Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PI Queirós attended the North Devon Climate Summit as part of the invited Blue Carbon panel (September 2021), which was hosted by the local MP Selaine Saxby. Ana Queirós was able to make a statement on the case for climate-adaptive spatial management of blue carbon habitats. Other panellists were Dr. Lucy Woodall, University of Oxford and Dr. Chris Tuckett, Director of Programmes, Marine Conservation Society. This engagement allowed us to place a spotlight on MSPACE within a diverse community concerned with the impacts and management of climate change in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | PI Queiros interviewed by Al Jazeera TV news channel, to report on climate change and biodiversity loss, in the context of the international Marine Protected Areas Congress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Ana was interviewed by Al Jazeera TV news channel, to report on climate change and biodiversity loss, in the context of the international Marine Protected Areas Congress (Feb 6th, 2023). The segment was broadcast during the 24 news cycle. Ana discussed the need to include people in the development of solutions for biodiversity loss under climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | PI Queiros keynote speech at EuroMarine Open Science Day and General Assembly Meeting 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Ana gave keynote speech at Euromarine Science day EuroMarine Open Science Day and General Assembly Meeting 2023 | EuroMarine (euromarinenetwork.eu), in session aiming to identify key research needs in Europe. Talk covered MSPACE in the context of transdisciplinary research as a means to deliver actionable nature-based solutions for climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://euromarinenetwork.eu/activities/euromarine-open-science-day-and-general-assembly-meeting-202... |
| Description | Panel member for INSITE seminar on biodiversity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The INSITE programme is running a series of webinars for stakeholders to demonstrate to them how the research may be useful in informing their activities. The first one was on biodiversity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://insitenorthsea.org/ |
| Description | Panelist at the EU Ocean Day - United Nations Climate Change Conference at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP 26) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. A. Queirós was a panelist at the EU Ocean Day event at the UNFCCC COP26 (Glasgow, December 2021), hosted by DG Mare. Dr. Queirós made a statement on the need for climate adaptive conservation and marine spatial planning, showcasing the MSPACE Project goals. Other panelists were Manuel Barange, Director, Fisheries & Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division, UN Fisheries and Agricultural Organisation; Sylvie Goyet, Advisor to the Vice President, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; Hans-Otto Pörtner, Co-Chair, IPCC WGII & the Alfred Wegener Institute; Joanna Post, Programme Management Officer, UNFCCC Secretariat. The Spanish Vice-President Teresa Ribera and Virginijus Sinkevicius, the European Commissioner with responsibility for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, also made contributions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Participation in the DEFRA Marine Spatial Prioritization Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr Ana Queiros has been participating in engagement activities as part of the DEFRA Marine Spatial Prioritization Programme, which is reviewing the needs and potential future direction for marine spatial planning in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Presentation at Blue Carbon Forum "The road towards seaweed blue carbon recognition" (30th Nov 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation Blue Carbon Forum "The road towards seaweed blue carbon recognition" (30th Nov 2022) to inform the experts community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at UNFCCC COP27 "Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation & mitigation in coastal ecosystems" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at UNFCCC COP27 on climate smart MSP at Ocean Pavillion event, led by the head of IOC-Africa "Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation & mitigation in coastal ecosystems" (9th Nov 2022) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at scientific expert group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The meeting of the "Healthy and Biodiverse Seas Evidence Group" informs UK government, Devolved Administrations and agencies on scientific developments supporting Ecosystem Based Management |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Project wide Integration Meeting and stakeholder engagement session led by MMO |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Project wide Integration Meeting (6/2022) including game-theory based stakeholder engagement session led by MMO |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | SMMR Conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Participation of multiple MSPACE staff in SMMR transdisciplinary conference, with the aim of promoting and communicating research and policy excellence |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.smmr.org.uk/conference/ |
| Description | Scottish Government Data collection meeting on VMS data for Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scottish Government Data collection meeting on VMS data for Scotland |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Scottish Government and NatureScot meeting on key species of concern under climate change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scottish Government and NatureScot meeting on key species of concern under climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Scottish Government data collection meeting on Marine Spatial Planning layers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scottish Government data collection meeting on Marine Spatial Planning layers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Scottish Government policy meetings around natural capital and spatial planning |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Scottish Government policy meetings around natural capital and spatial planning |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Talk on "Ways of Working" in MSPACE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Gina Yannitell Reinhardt spoke about ways of working in MSPACE at the UK-NDC Kick-off meeting on September 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | WP2 expert workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | WP2 expert workshops delivered: SMMR Annual Conference (5/2022, Bristol). Initial MSP stakeholder values and preferences data collected |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop "Use of Marine Plans in Marine Licensing" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Simon Walsh from DEFRA participation in this workshop where experience/insights would go forward to support recommendations for future Marine Plan designs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop to design survey of marine values with Defra |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Gina Yannitel Reinhardt & other MSPACE staff worked along with DEFRA staff to design a survey of marine values as part of the project WP4 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop to help understand the values, preferences and constraints of stakeholders involved in the Marine Planning Process |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Workshop to help understand the values, preferences and constraints of stakeholders involved in the Marine planning Process |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | project update provided to HBDSEG |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I provided an update on the project both in terms of outputs and timing. The group had various questions and a brief discussion resulted in a request to continue to be updated. Other members of this group who are also involved in project were also able to contribute. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | update to HBDSEG |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Provided update on the MSPACE project program to the Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group. This group is composed of mainly individuals from government agencies and departments. Questions were then received on engagement with and outcomes from the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |