Marine and Coastal Management in England and Wales

1. Marine and Coastal Management in England and Wales Heidi Roberts, Principal Environmental Consultant Plancoast Conference, Berlin 21st November 2007

2. Welcome Heidi Roberts Principal Environmental Consultant Water Division within Atkins Water and Environment Multidisciplinary consultancy Over 10 years experience in coastal and marine management Demonstration Programme on ICZM (Isle of Wight Council) Commissioned by the LGA to comment on marine and coastal policy on their behalf Presentation from perspective of local government Marine and Coastal Management

3. Marine and Coastal Management The LGA Coastal SIG Vision:“……to established improved governance, management and community well being to ensure that the UK has the best managed coast in Europe, and to identify appropriate and sustainable funding strategies to support this aim.” Mission Statement; …..represent the collective interests of all maritime local authorities by securing: • Step change in the level of funding; • Full involvement of local Government; • Oppose and reduction in local democratic accountability.

4. Marine and Coastal Management Coastal and Marine Management • ICZM Strategy for England • Marine Bill • ICZM Consultation: Summer 2006 • Marine Bill Consultation: Consultation Document, Summer 2006 and consultation on Draft White Paper, March-June 2007

5. ICZM Strategy for England

6. Marine and Coastal Management Key Aspects of the ICZM Strategy • It wasn’t a Strategy- only Consultation Document • Didn’t really say anything! • Future action – unknown…..

7. Marine and Coastal Management Views of LGA Coastal SIG • Vision for England’s coast • National Coastal Forum - role in co-ordinating and advising on policy, and be chaired independently; • Strengthen the Government’s Coastal Policy Unit • A ‘Coastal Commission’ be established. • Five yearly review of the ‘State of the Coast’ • Information networks to be created; and • Support partnerships and networking initiatives

8. The UK Marine Bill

9. Marine and Coastal Management The Marine Bill • A UK wide system of marine spatial planning • New system for marine licensing • Development of marine conservation areas • Improving marine fisheries management • New Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Keyissue: integration of management at the land and sea interface

10. Marine and Coastal Management Concerns of LGA ICZM – Where is the Strategy? Local Government Agencies Protected Areas Spatial Planning Coastal Communities Marine Spatial Planning Marine Protected Areas Marine Agencies Marine Stakeholders

11. Local Government Agencies Protected Areas Spatial Planning Coastal Communities Marine Spatial Planning Marine Protected Areas Marine Agencies Marine Stakeholders Marine and Coastal Management How do we integrate land and sea?

12. Marine and Coastal Management Marine Bill White Paper The LGAs concerns relating to the coastal aspect of the White Paper are: • No information on how planning and decision making will be integrated or coordinated across the land sea interface • No reference to using integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) as a mechanism for delivering consistency across the land-sea interface.

13. Marine and Coastal Management So where from here? • Promotion of ICZM • Marine Bill – planned for Parliament in 2008 • ICZM Strategy – who knows! • Future hopes on the integration of ICZM fully into the Marine Bill…… …….Watch this space but don’t get your hopes up…….