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Cefas surveys in Marine Protected Areas : From verification to monitoring Dr Alex Callaway 29 th November 2016 Oil & Gas U.K. – Environmental Seminar World Class Science for the Marine and Freshwater Environment
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Cefas surveys in Marine Protected Areas: From verification to monitoring
Dr Alex Callaway
29th November 2016Oil & Gas U.K. – Environmental Seminar
World Class Science for the Marine and Freshwater Environment
Aims
• Where are the U.K.’s MPAs?
• Verification and monitoring
• Consideration of industry
• Implications of decommissioning
Marine Protected Areas
• SAC/SCI
• MCZ/NCMPA
• SPA
• EMS
• Ramsar
• SSSI
Cefas’ role
• Co-ordination of survey effort
• Co-ordination of sample processing
• Management and delivery of reports
• Implementation of monitoring strategies
MCZ verification
• 20 vessels utilised
• >2,000 grabs
• 1,300 video tows
• 8,000 km2 MBES data
MCZ verification
• 20 vessels utilised
• >2,000 grabs
• 1,300 video tows
• 8,000 km2 MBES data
MCZ verification
• 20 vessels utilised
• >2,000 grabs
• 1,300 video tows
• 8,000 km2 MBES data
Monitoring strategies
• Sentinel
• Operational
• Investigative
Kröger, K. and Johnston, C. 2016. The UK marine biodiversity monitoring strategy v4.1.
Available from: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Marine_Monitoring_Strategy_ver.4.1.pdf
Monitoring targets
• General management approach – Maintain / Recover
• Feature extent
• Feature structure and function
Monitoring strategies
• Baseline data collection
• T0 for future comparison
• Proposed management subject to T1, T2, T𝑥
Partnerships
• The Joint Nature Conservation Committee & Natural England
- MPA data acquisition
- Mapping
- Reporting
• Hartley Anderson Ltd.
- Fladen grounds SEA
Implications for industry
Implications for industry
• Business as usual
Implications for industry
• Business as usual
• Modification if change observed
• Business as usual
• Modification if change observed
• Possibility for partnership
Implications for industry
Decommissioning
• Indirect protection loss?
• Good Environmental Status?
• Immediate degradation?
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