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Anna Donald Marine Planning and Strategy Marine Scotland

Anna Donald Marine Planning and Strategy Marine Scotland. Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation on Good Environmental Status Background and Introduction. What this presentation will cover. Introduction to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

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Anna Donald Marine Planning and Strategy Marine Scotland

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  1. Anna Donald Marine Planning and Strategy Marine Scotland Marine Strategy Framework DirectiveConsultation on Good Environmental Status Background and Introduction

  2. What this presentation will cover • Introduction to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive • Brief explanation of the links to other policies • Introduction to the consultation

  3. Aims of the Directive? • Put in place measures to achieve Good Environmental Status in Europe’s seas by 2020 • Ecologically diverse and dynamic oceans and seas which are clean, healthy and productive within their intrinsic conditions. • Use of the marine environment is sustainable - safeguarding the potential for uses and activities by current and future generations • protect and preserve the marine environment, prevent its deterioration or, where practicable, restore marine ecosystems; • prevent and reduce inputs in the marine environment, with a view to phasing out pollution • apply an ecosystem-based approach • determined at the level of the marine region or subregion.

  4. Timeline 2010: Transposition into UK legislation – Scottish Ministers as competent authority for Scottish waters 2012: Initial assessment; determination of GES; targets and indicators 2014: Monitoring programme 2015: Devise programme of measures 2016: Implement programme of measures 2018: Review process 2020: Measures in place to achieve or maintain GES

  5. Exceptions • There are some legitimate reasons why GES might not be achieved by 2020: • Modifications of marine waters for reasons of overriding public interest; • Action or inaction for which a Member State isn’t responsible; • Natural conditions don’t allow GES to be achieved by 2020. • Not required to take measures to achieve GES if the cost of doing so is disproportionate taking into account risks to marine environment.

  6. Where does MSFD apply?

  7. Descriptors of GES (Annex 1 of MSFD)

  8. Pristine GES = Sustainable Use Science Society Ecosystem State Destroyed None High Pressures

  9. Regional co-operation (within OSPAR for UK) Member States sharing a marine region must co-operate to ensure a coherent and coordinated approach to implementation Celtic Seas Greater North Sea

  10. Regional co-ordination to date

  11. Very Good Favourable Good Inadequate ----GEcS---- Moderate Bad Poor Very poor Fit with other Directives Marine Strategy Framework Directive Water Framework Directive HabitatsDirective Good ----GES---- ----FCS---- [Not good]

  12. Consultation exercise - coverage • Initial assessment – Charting Progress 2 and Scotland’s Marine Atlas • Characteristics of GES – high level and qualitative • GES targets and indicators – more detailed, quantitative. Bound by criteria and indicators set by European Commission. • Potential implications – additional to existing work • Impact assessment – costs and benefits • Business as Usual report as baseline • Cost Benefit Analysis Report – options for targets and indicators

  13. Principles for target setting • Sufficient to achieve or maintain GES; • Quantitative wherever possible, qualitative where not; • Include state, pressure, impact or operational targets; • Measurable; • Link through to management measures wherever possible; • Based as far as possible on existing targets/monitoring; • Appropriate scale; • Due consideration to socio-economics; • Timescales; • Regard to the precautionary principle.

  14. Consultation questions • Initial assessment • Overall conclusions an accurate summary? • Any new evidence? • GES characteristics • Consistent with Directive, Commission decision, evidence base? • Consistent with other policies and commitments? • GES targets • Sufficient to guide progress towards GES? • Feasible in terms of management measures? • Consistent with other policies and commitments? • Feasible in terms of cost effective monitoring? • Proposals for filling gaps?

  15. Consultation questions • Impact assessment • Are the illustrative measures a reasonable assessment of what is required? • Any other potential measures? • Any more information on costs?

  16. Consultation process • Ends 18 June • Further information at http://www.defra.gov/environment/marine/msfd • MSFDTeam@defra.gsi.gov.uk • anna.donald@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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