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Streamlining Decision-Making and Monitoring in Marine Environmental Management

This initiative aims to simplify the convoluted decision-making process and improve monitoring practices in marine environmental management. The goal is to enhance sustainability and efficiency while involving stakeholders and regulators. By implementing a holistic and transparent approach, the framework seeks to streamline project permitting and monitoring processes.

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Streamlining Decision-Making and Monitoring in Marine Environmental Management

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  1. Permit View on Statement 1: Decision-making • UK Govt policy objectives include: overarching goal of a better quality of life for all through the sustainable development of the marine environment. • Decisions made within frameworks of: • Domestic controls, EU law and International obligations • Protection of the marine environment • Decision-making is overcomplicated, complex, confusing ! • Different industries controlled in different ways under different legislation, Developed piecemeal of number of years • UK Govt committed to better regulation includes legislative and administrative simplification • Marine Bill, reform of licensing, regulators work together towards more holistic long term approach, transparent, faster & more efficient licensing. • Decision-making & taking • 10 yrs from project-initiative to permit ! Atypical • Engaging stakeholders and regulators

  2. Permit View on Statement 2: Monitoring • Environmental monitoring is vital • Test conclusions and predictions made in ES and establish actual impacts of a project • Ensure compliance with licence conditions • There is a Danger! • Monitoring ‘done for the sake of it’ • Standard list of monitoring • Monitoring needs: • Clear purpose, case by case, appropriate • Targeted, development of testable hypothesis and a sampling design to test them. • Review and Feedback • Information gained should be used to assess and modify management actions • Inform future management decisions • Project operations and licence review, relax or remove conditions or strengthen them

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