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Natura 2000 Seminars Kick-off seminar for marine biogeographical regions
5-7th May, 2015, Saint-Malo, France
INTRODUCTION TO SEMINAR THEMES AND WORKING METHODS
Susan Gubbay
THE N2K GROUP
Getting the seminar underway
Discussed at Natura 2000 Marine Experts Group, Nov 2013;Potential subjects, format etc.
Seminar set for 5-7 May, 2015 St.Malo, France
Joint initiative
Seminar Objectives
- What are the issues/problems/threats/gaps affecting management?
- What solutions would be possible?
- What actions are necessary?
- What collaborations can be developed?
- Networking
- Sharing of experiences and achievements
- Helping each other solve problems
- Building partnerships to get money from European funds
- Proposing follow-up events to support implementation of Natura 2000
Themes
• Conservation objectives; definition, assessment and use for adaptive management
• Reconciling Natura 200 objectives and marine activities
• Regional integration of Natura 2000 issues
Background document Page 7 Page 12 Page 18
From: M. Burton, K. et al 2010. Skomer Marine Nature Reserve Distribution and Abundance of Zostera marina in North Haven 2010 CCW Regional Report CCW/WW/10/10
From: M. Burton, K. Lock, & P. Newman, 2010. Skomer Marine Nature Reserve Distribution and Abundance of Zostera marina in North Haven 2010 CCW Regional Report CCW/WW/10/10
Changes in density of Z.marina between 2006-10
Identified Conflicting sea Use Area
– October 2010
Identified Conflicting Sea Use Area
– June 2011
LATVIA – Pilot Maritime Spatial Plan
http://www.baltseaplan.eu/
Location of Fishing operations In Latvian EEZ in 2004-‐2009
(A –Pelagic trawling, B–gillnets) (Source BIOR)
Fishing activity
• Nets inshore < 15m
• Dredge inshore <15m
Ireland’s Marine Atlas. http://atlas.marine.ie/#/Map
Roaringwater Bay
Ireland
Habitats
Marine region Area of Natura 2000 sites
per Region (km²) Number of
sites Marine Atlantic 165155.57* 2453*
Marine Baltic 45888.67 1479
Marine Black Sea 2877.49 106
Marine Macaronesian 2364.25 241
Marine Mediterranean 34993.56 2734
Source: Natura 2000 database, end 2013 *Includes Hatton Bank and SCI beyond the EEZ.
Source: Aronsson, M., Bailly-Maitre, Gavilan, L.P., & Richard, D. (2014) Draft pre-scoping document for the marine regions.
T3:Regional integration
Overlap of marine Natura 2000 sites and Baltic Sea Protected areas (HELCOM MPAs).
From http://helcom.fi/action-areas/marine-protected-areas/HELCOM-MPAs-and-Natura-2000-areas/
DESCRIPTION OSPAR Regions where the habitat
occurs
OSPAR Regions where such habitats are under
threat and/or in decline
HABITATS Carbonate mounds I, V V
Coral Gardens I, II, III, IV, V All where they occur Cymodocea meadows IV All where they occur Deep-sea sponge aggregations
I, III, IV, V All where they occur
Intertidal Mytilus edulis beds on mixed and sandy sediments
II, III All where they occur
Intertidal mudflats I, II, III, IV All where they occur Littoral chalk communities II All where they occur Lophelia pertusa reefs All All where they occur Maerl beds All III Modiolus modiolus beds All All where they occur Oceanic ridges with hydrothermal vents/fields
I, V V
Ostrea edulis beds II, III, IV All where they occur Sabellaria spinulosa reefs All II, III Seamounts I, IV, V All where they occur Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities
I, II, III, IV II, III
Zostera beds I, II, III, IV All where they occur
Examples of threatened and/or declining habitats and species (OSPAR)
Format
- Plenary sessions of case studies on each theme and for final feedback
- 1.5 days dedicated to workshops
- An evening dedicated to the « knowledge market »
- A half-day dedicated to field trips
Working Groups • A: National approaches to setting conservation objectives
• B: Habitats
• C: Highly mobile species
• D: Fisheries- identifying threats & pressures
• E: Fisheries – introducing measures
• F: Other marine sectors
• G: Cross border collaboration
• H: Regional networks
• I: EU Financing
Photo: A.Davis
• Session objectives
• Issues to stimulate discussion
• Case studies
• Mini-presentations
Each working group has