Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Department Name: Plymouth Marine Lab
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
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (Lead Research Organisation)
- Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (Collaboration)
- NOFIMA Ås (Collaboration)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (Collaboration)
- Australian National University (ANU) (Collaboration)
- Government of Scotland (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD (Collaboration)
- University of Bologna (Collaboration)
Publications
Abspoel, Lodewijk
(2022)
Workshop on Transboundary Issues in Marine Spatial Planning (WKTBIMP; ICES report)
Doxa A
(2022)
4D marine conservation networks: Combining 3D prioritization of present and future biodiversity with climatic refugia.
in Global change biology
Queirós AM
(2021)
Bright spots as climate-smart marine spatial planning tools for conservation and blue growth.
in Global change biology
| 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 | Liaison with senior Scottish Government officials |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Considerations coming from MPSACE have been introduce to early drafts of the National Marine Plan. This plan is not yet published but is due in late 2025 |
| 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 | Climate-smart Marine Spatial Planning in the UK Overseas Territories |
| Amount | £136,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2024 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| 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 | MSPACE Early Warning System Datasets |
| Description | These shapefiles show the locations of climate change hotspots and climate change refugia in the UK EEZ, as identified from spatial meta-analysis conducted as part of the Marine Spatial Planning Addressing Climate Effects (MSPACE) program. Analysis was run on selected climate modelling and/or species distribution model outputs relevant to three sectors of interest (conservation, fisheries and aquaculture). We compared a present day reference period (2006-2025) to each possible 20 year time period between 2026 and 2069 (e.g. 2026-2045, 2027-2046, 2028-2047 etc.) under two different GHG emissions scenarios - RCP4.5 (strong curbs in global emissions toward climate change mitigation, from 2050 onwards, leading to a mean global warming by the end of the century of ~2.4°C) and RCP8.5 (emissions continue to rise steadily throughout the 21st century, leading to mean global warming ~4.3°C). In this way, we were able to determine whether or not the marine environment, as described by the modelling layers included in the analysis, changes significantly between the reference period and the future period of interest. The analysis method identifies ecosystem-wide climate change signals, allowing the investigation of the effects of climate change as a holistic process that species respond to through changes in species distributions, affecting the activity of sectors that rely on them. This allows for a mapping of the emergence of climate change hotspots (areas where climate driven trends lead these ecosystem components into a new state beyond their natural variability) over space and time, and so indicating areas where the current level of activity of sectors reliant on those species and habitats may no longer be sustainable. Importantly, because planners need to know also about what can be done, not just what will be lost, this methodology also allows the identification of climate change refugia, where the ecosystem underpinning a sector remains in its current state, and thus where current uses may be sustainable. Specific analyses were conducted for each focal sector, and each shapefile corresponds to the results of one of these analyses. In the conservation sector, analyses focused on: pelagic habitats, benthic habitats, megafauna exploiting pelagic habitats, megafauna exploiting benthic habitats and climate services (e.g. carbon sequestration ability of benthic habitats). In the fisheries sector, analyses focused on: pelagic fisheries and benthic/demersal fisheries. In the aquaculture sector, analyses focused on: pelagic aquaculture (activities taking place in the water column such as salmon cages and suspended mussel culture) and benthic aquaculture (activities that take place on the seabed such as oyster trestles). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The datasets were employed to produce the Early Warning System: Climate-Smart Spatial Management of UK Fisheries, Aquaculture and Conservation, its corresponding Summary for Policy Makers, and an infographic. These resources are currently informing decision-making processes in Orkney Marine Planning within Scotland and contributing to the revision of the East Marine Plan in England. Additionally, DAERA in Northern Ireland and DEFRA have expressed interest in these documents. |
| URL | https://doi.mba.ac.uk/data/3113 |
| 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 | Regional and National Marine Input Output Tables for the UK (RaN Marine IOT-UK) v1. |
| Description | Marine focused input-output tables for a variety of UK Marine Spatial Plan areas: UK, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, East of England, Orkney |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Enabled novel analysis of ex-ante triple impacts associated with Marine Spatial plans. Presented to stakeholders at the mspace engagement workshops |
| Title | UK Marine IO model |
| Description | Marine focused IO table for the UK. The standard UK IO table (REF to ONS) only contains very high-level information on Marine specific sectors. For instance, Fishing and Aquaculture appear as one sector. Consequently, we collect data from a number of sources and use this to disaggregate these high-level sectors (SIC code). To disaggregate the fishing (3.1) and aquaculture (3.2) sectors (both are presented as a single sector in the original IOT), we collected information from the not-for-profit organisation Seafish (2022). Seafish provided information on turnover, gross value added (GVA), and employment for fishing (3.1) and aquaculture (3.2) separately. We use this information to estimate weights proportional to the total output, allowing us to disaggregate both sectors. Intermediate consumption was estimated by differentiating total production and GVA (National Statistics Office). Moreover, as highly-detail information by fleet segment was also available from Seafish (2022), the fishing sector was also broken down into 7-fishing sectors (Demersal trawlers and seiners; Nephrons; Beam trawlers; Scallop dredges; Passive gears; boats under 10 m; and Low activity) using the same procedure. We follow the same procedure to disaggregate the rest of the sectors. As stated above, the 2014 Annual Business Survey (ABS, 2022) was the most recent complete data covering sector information up to the 4-digit SIC level. The processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans, and molluscs (10.2) and the processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.3) sectors are aggregated in the UK IOT. Likewise, the building of ships and boats (30.1) was split into the building of ships and floating structures (30.11) and the building of pleasure and sporting boats (30.12) sector. From the construction industries, which embeds sectors 41 to 43, we separated the sub-sector 42.91, Construction of water projects. The Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs sector (46.38), was extracted from the primary sector, Wholesale trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles (46). Likewise, the Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (47), is the sector from which the Retail sale of fish crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores (47.23) comes. The Water transport sector (50) was divided into three sub-sectors: Sea and coastal passenger water transport (50.10), Sea and coastal freight water transport (50.20), and Inland transport. The latter aggregates the inland passenger (50.3) and inland freight (50.4) water transport sectors. Warehousing and support activities for transportation (52) are the central sector from where the Service activities incidental to water transportation (52.22) sector were disaggregated. Finally, subsector 77.34, Renting and leasing of water transport equipment, was isolated from the Rental and leasing activities sector (77). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| 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 80 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 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 | The Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience |
| Organisation | University of Bologna |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am a member of the International Advisory Board to the center. The IAB is a crucial body within the governance structure of the DCC-CR, offering guidance on research direction and approving yearly research plans. MSPACE informs my engagement with the Center. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The DCC-CR is a UN Ocean Decade coordination structure based in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Bologna, Italy. Within the framework of the UN Ocean Decade, the Centre is focusing on Decade Challenge 6: Increase community resilience to ocean hazards. The main mission of the Centre is to strengthen the connection between new science and technology developed in the Ocean Decade and coastal stakeholders, implementing innovative co-design practices for coastal resilience. In order to accomplish this mission, the Centre will work on four strategic objectives: improve science information for all; enhance stakeholder engagement; promote equitable education; and uphold environmental justice for coastal communities. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| 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 | 30x30 Interview for Voice of Islam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | ~15 minute interview on the Voice Islam UK Radio station, based in London they broadcast nationally and internationally. Discussed the 30x30 pledges with a focus on marine environment and links between livelihoods and climate change impacts. Also discussed actions listeners could take to support the pledges. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://soundcloud.com/voislam/breakfast-show-podcast-03-03-2023 |
| Description | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue - Engagement with the UK Overseas Territories Working Group of the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The MSPACE team have been invited to help lead the MCCIP project "Climate-smart MSP in the UKOTs", which is brings together MCCIP expertise in the UKOTs planning, and MSPACE's work in the development of cliamte-smart approaches to Marine Spatial Planning (MSP). The project has been funded by DEFRA. In January 2024, a workshop was held to help introduce the concept of climate-smart MSP. Queiros (MSPACE PI) presented the approach developed by MSPACE as a "destination journey" for future, co-developed work in the UKOTs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue - Request for input to DEFRA's engagement with the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Based on MSPACE's engagement with DEFRA, DEFRA has invited MSPACE PI (Queiros) to join an expert panel on a current Defra-commissioned project 'Best Practice for Spatial Planning & Other Effective Management Processes', the outputs of which will be used to help guide the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in effective implementation and monitoring of GBF Target 1 "Plan and Manage all Areas To Reduce Biodiversity Loss". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Alberto SMMR Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Webinar organised by the SMMR programme: Economic, social and environmental impact assessment of MSP for UK marine-related industries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.smmr.org.uk/event/smmr-net-webinar-economic-social-and-environmental-impact-assessment-o... |
| 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 | Climate-Smart Marine Spatial Planning in the UK Overseas Territories |
| 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 | The success of MSPACE has led to a request from MCCIP to scope out whether similar approaches could be pursued in the UK Overseas Territories. As a result, the MSPACE team has worked with the MCCIP UKOT working group on the development of a project proposal now funded by DEFRA. A new project has been awarded (with MCCIP and MSPACE membership) focused on this theme. This workshops was organised to promote the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Contribution to the GO-Science National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) |
| 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 | Ana Queiros contributed to the collective input from Plymouth Marine Laboratory to the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3), responding to a request for feedback from the Government Office for Science (GO-Science). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 | Discussion to contribute for a Parliament POST note on MPAs and HPMA |
| 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 | Discussion with Hazel Cooley from the Research-Impact UK Parliament POST regarding a POST on Marine Protected Areas and Highly Protected Marine Areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0698/ |
| 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 | International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World's Ocean |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Team members Elizabeth Talbot (T1.1) and Oceane Marcone (T4.2) presented MSPACE and expected results from their corresponding tasks at the ECCWO5 International Symposium in Bergen, Norway. PI Ana Queiros was invited as a speaker at Workshop 'The Climate-Fisheries Nexus Within the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development: Co-Designing Actions and Solutions for a Productive, Healthy and Resilient Ocean, where she presented the MSPACE framework & bright spots paper. Tarub Bahri, the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Head of Climate Resilience asked for a follow up email, sharing her presentation and additional papers from our team's previous work, to inform their work in the Philippines. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://meetings.pices.int/meetings/international/2023/eccwo-5/program |
| 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 | Interview with BBC Radio Humberside, The David Burns Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview with BBC Radio Humberside, The David Burns Show. Discussed the current economic climate and ways to tackle inflation and climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview with BBC Radio Leeds, The Richard Stead Breakfast Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview with BBC Radio Humberside, The David Burns Show. Discussed the current economic climate and ways to tackle inflation and climate change, Talking about climate and the economy in the context of the Queen's Speech. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invitation to Ana Queiros to join the DCC-CR International Advisory Board (IAB). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ana Queiros has been invited to join the DCC-CR IAB and to participate in the workshop 'Sharing Best Practices in the Sustainable Management of Coastal Environments'. Ana's expertise closely aligns with many aspects of their work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 Integration Meeting - February 2024 |
| 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 annual integration meeting took place in London on the 27th and 28th of February. In addition to partners, and as part of the co-development strategy, MMO, DAERA, and DEFRA representatives (who are also part of the Steering Group) were invited to the meeting. They provided valuable input for the development of MSPACE scenarios. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| 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 Presentation at the DEFRA's Fisheries Climate Change Link Group (FCCLG) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ana Queiros presented MSPACE at the DEFRA's Fisheries Climate Change Link Group (FCCLG) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | MSPACE Stakeholder Workshops |
| 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 | From June-November 2023, we hosted stakeholder workshops for the case study regions of East of England (Offshore), Northern Ireland, Scotland (Orkney Islands), and Wales. Participants were invited from the stakeholder groups in each location, and included marine planners and regulators, as well as people who work in and represent the fisheries and aquaculture sectors and conservation activities. Attendance varied across workshops, with 9 participants in Orkney, 22 in Northern Ireland, 27 in East of England, and 18 in Wales. For Wales, the workshop was broken into two separate online sessions; all other workshops were held in person, with some participants also online. The first in-person workshop was hosted in Stromness, Orkney (June 2023), followed by Belfast, Northern Ireland (September 2023), and finally York, England (September 2023). Each in-person workshop lasted one day, with presentations in the morning and interactive sessions in the afternoon. In the morning sessions, the MSPACE team presented their research work and findings, with the objective of sharing project outputs and soliciting feedback regarding its usefulness. Participants asked questions and contributed their reactions to the information, including advice on how to make it as useful as possible to stakeholders. In the afternoons, participants were broken into groups to discuss issues such as the trade-offs involved in marine planning and plan implementation, opportunities and fears associated with the planning process, and priorities of the different sectors with respect to marine planning. We asked questions about opinions regarding climate smart marine planning, which participants responded to both before and after the workshops (beginning and end). We analysed these for changes and found statistically significant improvements in understanding among participants in relation to our key areas of interest: social acceptability, fisheries, aquaculture, and conservation of species. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 | MSPACE project page |
| 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 | A project page that will updated with the latest news and outputs from the project and wider SMMR programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://pml.ac.uk/Science/Projects/MSPACE-Marine-Spatial-Planning-Addressing-Climate |
| 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 | Meeting with DEFRA Marine Spatial Prioritisation Climate Change Lead, Eleanor Palmer |
| 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 | The DEFRA Marine Spatial Prioritisation climate change lead Eleanor Palmer requested a visit to PML in December 2023 to discuss what the MSPACE team see as emergent priorities for climate change policy within planning in England, and specifically in the East Marine plan, towards informing the advice that DEFRA will give to the MMO on this. A set of recommendations were shared with Eleanor Palmer during the visit. After this engagement (12.2024), MSPACE PI received an invitation from DEFRA's Senior Policy Advisor for the Marine component of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Lou Bamforth to be part of the expert panel for the Defra-commissioned project 'Best Practice for Spatial Planning & Other Effective Management Processes', the outputs of which will be used to help guide CBD Parties in effective implementation and monitoring of GBF Target 1 "Plan and Manage all Areas To Reduce Biodiversity Loss". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with DEFRA Ocean and Climate Change team at PML to discuss about MSPACE and Blue Carbon |
| 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 | In this meeting, Ana Queiros Detailed explained the opportunities of MSPACE for MSP. There was a request for future invitations to webinars presenting MSPACE results. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with DEFRA's Marine Spatial Prioritisation Team |
| 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 | Members of the MSPACE team, including Liz Talbot, Gina Reinhardt, and Ana Queiros, convened with Joanna Higgins and Eleanor Palmer of DEFRA's Marine Spatial Prioritisation Team by invitation. The meeting focused on discussions surrounding the East Marine Plan. DEFRA sought advice on climate change to inform future inputs to the MMO for the review of the East Marine Plan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with MMO Leonie Robinson on uptake of MSPACE |
| 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 | Matt Frost met with the MMO Evidence Specialist, Leonie A Robinson, who advised MSPACE to present the project to the MMO and suggested that the MMO present their current decision tools to the MSPACE team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with MMO Senior Marine Planner (Climate Change) Sian McGuiness |
| 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 | Discussion and feedback on the MSPACE Early Warning System with Sian McGuinness, MMO's Senior Marine Planner (Climate Change and Net Zero), have led to recommendations. Following these and other interactions with MMO and DEFRA representatives, the MSPACE approach has been recommended for use in rewriting England's East Marine Plan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with the MMO Head of Marine Planning and Strategic Renewables, Paul Gilliland by his request. |
| 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 | P. Gilliland visited MSPACE team (Ana Queiros and collaborators) at PML the 22nd of November 2023 to discuss what is emerging that can be applied in marine spatial planning, the imminent process to replace the East Marine Plan, and projects/modelling in which he is involved or overseeing, as MSPACE was mentioned several times in a meeting with Defra on the 16th of November 2023. Following the meeting, P. Gilliland confirmed that he shared the MSPACE-MCCIP Early Warning System report and other information provided by A. Queiros with relevant colleagues, including Sian McGuiness and Chris Sweeting. They (MMO) now possess digital copies of all outputs within the team, including "the helpful summary for policy makers". Sian and Chris were scheduled to meet with Cefas, along with relevant colleagues focused on the East, in the Marine Planning Team on the 10th of January to initiate discussions regarding the MSPACE project outputs and their practical usage in the replacement process for the East Marine Plan. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 | Policy Impact meeting with cefas 8/03/2023 |
| 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 | Discussion and explanation of work with Jemma Moy at CEFAS to begin exploration of using IO modelling to influence development of east coast marine spatial plan |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 of MSPACE at DEFRA's FCCLG on the 6th of September 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ana Queiros was invited to present MSPACE at DEFRA's FCCLG on the 6th of September 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation of MSPACE at the HBDSEG |
| 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 | Matt Frost presente MSPACE updates (EWS, Case Studies co-development, Meetings with DEFRA and MMO, ASPACE) to the JNCC Healthy & Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group (HBDSEG). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| 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 | SMMR Conference 2023 |
| 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 | Participation in the SMMR Conference 2023 provided ideas for the subsequent funding stage of the MSPACE project and facilitated networking with representatives from governmental offices, such as Chris McCabel from DEFRA's Marine Science Evidence office. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Scotland's National Marine Planning Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The event enabled the MSPACE project team to participate in a virtual workshop where recommendations about climate-smart marine planning were provided, sparking interest from the National Plan team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 |